# won't vs worst

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### won't
*verb · IPA /wəʊnt/ · frequency rank #462*
will not (negative auxiliary); used to indicate a future non-occurring action.

### worst
*adjective · IPA /wɜːst/ · frequency rank #1,259*
superlative form of bad: most bad

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