Which to use
“work” and “worry” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,739
- “work” frequency rank
- #48,152
- “worry” frequency rank
- 62891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | work | worry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trabajo. | Preocupación. |
Where the eye mixes work and worry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses work with worry
A purely visual mix-up. work (/wɜːk/) and worry (/ˈwʌɹ.i/) 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 62891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
work is recorded at frequency rank #14,739, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɜːk/. worry is at rank #48,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwʌɹ.i/.
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 62891, this pair ranks #50,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of work vs worry
Shared letters: orw. Private to "work": k. Private to "worry": y.
"work" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "worry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "work" and "worry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "work" vs "worry" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "work" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "worry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "work" and "worry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "works vs worry". 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 #50,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.