wilds

noun

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"wilds" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wilds” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,088
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of wild

Corpus desk

Index EN-wilds · wilds · English

wilds · rank #33,088 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,088
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH whiz

Nearest frequency peer: whiz (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “wilds”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “wilds” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wilds vs wis
60% similar
wilds vs will
60% similar
wilds vs wind
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wilds
PropertyValue
Headwordwilds
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,088
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “wilds”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).wildslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “whiz” (#33,087), “wingman” (#33,089), “Witherspoon” (#33,090). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “wilds” is #33,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around wilds, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,088 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for wilds, with forms such as "iwlds", "widls", and "wildds". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wis", "will", "wind", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is wilds, spelled W-I-L-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of wild
  2. 2
    wilderness

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how wilds appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Clintons, who once seemed banished to the wilds of Westchester County, are once again the most powerful family in Democratic politics, with talk of another Clinton presidency already rife in Washington.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwlds
  • widls
  • wildds
  • wildss
  • willds
  • wilsd
  • wlids
  • wwilds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wilds - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwlds2widls2wildds1wildss1willds1wilsd2wlids2wwilds1
Edit distance from "wilds"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wilds"?
"wilds" is spelled W-I-L-D-S.
What does "wilds" mean?
As a noun, "wilds" means: plural of wild
What words are commonly confused with "wilds"?
"wilds" is commonly confused with "wis", "will", "wind". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "wilds" come from?
"wilds" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wilds", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

xenon#33,096afoot#33,110amity#33,118tibia#33,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

alludes8 variantsAntoni8 variantsartsy8 variantssqueak8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list