Which to use
“wove” and “wrote” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,728
- “wove” frequency rank
- #984
- “wrote” frequency rank
- 50712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wove | wrote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past of weave | simple past of write |
Where the eye mixes wove and wrote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. wove (/wəʊv/) and wrote (/ɹəʊt/) 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 50712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wove is recorded at frequency rank #49,728, classified as averb, pronounced /wəʊv/. wrote is at rank #984, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹəʊt/.
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 50712, this pair ranks #171,848 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wove vs wrote
Shared letters: eow. Private to "wove": v. Private to "wrote": rt.
"wove" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "wrote" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV