wondersvsworkersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“wonders” and “workers” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,192
“wonders” frequency rank
#1,210
“workers” frequency rank
8402
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wonders workers
Definition plural of wonder plural of worker

Where the eye mixes wonders and workers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
wonders
7 ch
workers

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. wonders (/ˈwʌndɚz/) and workers (/ˈwɝ.kɚz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wonders is recorded at frequency rank #7,192, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈwʌndɚz/. workers is at rank #1,210, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɝ.kɚz/.

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 8402, this pair ranks #502,674 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of wonders vs workers

Shared letters: eorsw. Private to "wonders": dn. Private to "workers": k.

"wonders" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "workers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wondersownders · wnoders · wodners · wondders · wonderrs · wonderss · wondesr · wondres
  • workersowrkers · wokrers · worekrs · workerrs · workerss · workesr · workkers · workres

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wonders" and "workers" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈwʌndɚz/ versus /ˈwɝ.kɚz/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "wonders" or "workers"?
"workers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,210 in our English list, against #7,192 for "wonders". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "wonders" and "workers". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "wonders" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "workers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #502,674 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wonders" and "workers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "winder vs wonders". 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list