Which to use
“Worms” is a name and “worth” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,988
- “Worms” frequency rank
- #726
- “worth” frequency rank
- 10714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Worms | worth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. |
Where the eye mixes Worms and worth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Worms vs worth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Worms is /vɔːmz/ while worth is /wɜːθ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Worms is recorded at frequency rank #9,988, classified as aname, pronounced /vɔːmz/. worth is at rank #726, tagged as anadj, pronounced /wɜːθ/.
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 10714, this pair ranks #490,898 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Worms vs worth
Shared letters: orw. Private to "Worms": ms. Private to "worth": ht.
"Worms" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "worth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Worms" and "worth" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Worms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "worth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #490,898 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Worms" and "worth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wordy vs Worms". 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
Confusion rank #490,898 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.