Which to use
“work” and “worth” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,739
- “work” frequency rank
- #27,450
- “worth” frequency rank
- 42189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | work | worth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trabajo. | Valía. |
Where the eye mixes work and worth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses work with worth
A purely visual mix-up. work (/wɜːk/) and worth (/wɜːθ/) 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 42189, 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/. worth is at rank #27,450, tagged as anoun, 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 42189, this pair ranks #149,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of work vs worth
Shared letters: orw. Private to "work": k. Private to "worth": ht.
"work" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "worth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "work" and "worth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "work" or "worth"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "work" 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 #149,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "work" and "worth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "worry vs worth". 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 #149,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.