Which to use
“works” and “worlds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #522
- “works” frequency rank
- #4,910
- “worlds” frequency rank
- 5432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | works | worlds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of work in its countable senses | plural of world |
Where the eye mixes works and worlds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. works (/wɜːks/) and worlds (/wɝldz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
works is recorded at frequency rank #522, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɜːks/. worlds is at rank #4,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɝldz/.
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 5432, this pair ranks #515,350 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of works vs worlds
Shared letters: orsw. Private to "works": k. Private to "worlds": dl.
"works" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "worlds" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC