# world vs wort

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### world
*noun · IPA /wɜːld/ · frequency rank #136*
The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.

### wort
*noun · IPA /wɜːt/ · frequency rank #33,912*
Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/world-vs-wort