Which to use
“works” and “worth” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,602
- “works” frequency rank
- #27,450
- “worth” frequency rank
- 59052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | works | worth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mecanismo. | Valía. |
Where the eye mixes works and worth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. works and worth 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 worth
A purely visual mix-up. works (/wɝks/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59052, 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/. 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 59052, this pair ranks #64,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of works vs worth
Shared letters: orw. Private to "works": ks. Private to "worth": ht.
"works" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "worth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "works" and "worth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "works" vs "worth" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "works" 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 #64,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "works" and "worth" 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 #64,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.