Which to use
“with” is a preposition and “worth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14
- “with” frequency rank
- #726
- “worth” frequency rank
- 740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | with | worth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Against. | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. |
Where the eye mixes with and worth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses with with worth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: with is /wɪð/ while worth is /wɜːθ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
with is recorded at frequency rank #14, classified as aprep, pronounced /wɪð/. worth is at rank #726, tagged as anadj, pronounced /wɜːθ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 740, this pair ranks #528,891 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of with vs worth
Shared letters: htw. Private to "with": i. Private to "worth": or.
"with" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "worth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "with" and "worth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "with" or "worth"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "with" and "worth" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "with" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "worth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #528,891 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "with" and "worth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wordy vs worth". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #528,891 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.