# withered vs withers

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### withered
*adjective · IPA /ˈwɪðɚd/ · frequency rank #32,250*
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.

### withers
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪð.ɚz/ · frequency rank #29,892*
The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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