worries

/ˈwʌɹ.iz/

//ˈwʌɹ.iz// noun

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"worries" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“worries” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,566
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-worries · worries · English

worries · rank #5,566 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,566
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH yield

Nearest frequency peer: yield (+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 “worries”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “worries” 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).

worries vs worried
86% similar

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

Key facts for worries
PropertyValue
Headwordworries
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwʌɹ.iz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,566
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “worries”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).worrieslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “yield” (#5,567), “warrior” (#5,564), “accomplished” (#5,568). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “worries” is #5,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around worries (IPA /ˈwʌɹ.iz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,566 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of worry".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for worries, with forms such as "owrries", "wories", and "worires". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "worried", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 worries, spelled W-O-R-R-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of worry

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Leave your worries behind.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrries
  • wories
  • worires
  • worreis
  • worriess
  • worrise
  • wrories
  • wworries

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worries - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

owrries2wories1worires2worreis2worriess1worrise2wrories2wworries1
Edit distance from "worries"

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 "worries"?
"worries" is spelled W-O-R-R-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwʌɹ.iz/.
What does "worries" mean?
As a noun, "worries" means: plural of worry
What words are commonly confused with "worries"?
"worries" is commonly confused with "worried". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "worries"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worries" is /ˈwʌɹ.iz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "worries" come from?
"worries" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

warrior#5,564barrier#5,574Belgium#5,575spirits#5,553

Similar misspelling depth

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

bombs8 variantsburst8 variantsrocky8 variantsretain8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list