Which to use
“works” and “world” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,602
- “works” frequency rank
- #3,749
- “world” frequency rank
- 35351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | works | world |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mecanismo. | Mundo. |
Where the eye mixes works and world
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. works and world follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses works with world
A purely visual mix-up. works (/wɝks/) and world (/wɜːld/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
works is recorded at frequency rank #31,602, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɝks/. world is at rank #3,749, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɜːld/.
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 35351, this pair ranks #186,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of works vs world
Shared letters: orw. Private to "works": ks. Private to "world": dl.
"works" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "world" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "works" and "world" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "works" vs "world" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "works" and "world" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "works" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "world" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "works" and "world" 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 #186,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.