# wished vs wither

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wished
*verb · IPA /wɪʃt/ · frequency rank #7,191*
simple past and past participle of wish

### wither
*verb · IPA /ˈwɪðɚ/ · frequency rank #28,431*
To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wished-vs-wither