Which to use
“wook” and “works” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,248
- “wook” frequency rank
- #522
- “works” frequency rank
- 38770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wook | works |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An unwashed, unemployed moocher who enjoys traveling to festivals and crashes at other people's houses. | plural of work in its countable senses |
Letter map: wook vs works
Shared letters muted; letters that set wook and works apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
wook and works are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wook is recorded at frequency rank #38,248, classified as anoun. works is at rank #522, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɜːks/.
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 38770, this pair ranks #282,937 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wook vs works
Shared letters: kow. Private to "wook": -. Private to "works": rs.
"wook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "works" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC