worth

\ˈwɝθ\

/\ˈwɝθ\/ prep

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The verdict

“worth” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,865
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Valant (le prix, le coût ou la peine).

Corpus desk

Index FR-worth · worth · French

worth · rank #30,865 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,865
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Woerth

Nearest frequency peer: Woerth (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « worth »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « worth » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

worth vs wouah
60% similar
worth vs with
60% similar
worth vs work
60% similar

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

Key facts for worth
PropertyValue
Headwordworth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ˈwɝθ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,865
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « worth »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).worthse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Woerth » (#30,864), « Xinjiang » (#30,866), « Willem » (#30,863). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « worth » est au #30,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around worth (IPA \ˈwɝθ\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #30,865 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Valant (le prix, le coût ou la peine).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for worth, with forms such as "owrth", "worht", and "worrth". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "wouah", "with", "work", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is worth, spelled W-O-R-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Valant (le prix, le coût ou la peine).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. His house is worth a million dollars.
  2. This job is hardly worth the effort.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrth
  • worht
  • worrth
  • worthh
  • wortth
  • wotrh
  • wroth
  • wworth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worth - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

owrth2worht2worrth1worthh1wortth1wotrh2wroth2wworth1
Edit distance from "worth"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "worth"?
"worth" is spelled W-O-R-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈwɝθ\.
What does "worth" mean?
As a preposition, "worth" means: Valant (le prix, le coût ou la peine).
What words are commonly confused with "worth"?
"worth" is commonly confused with "wouah", "with", "work". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "worth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worth" is \ˈwɝθ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "worth" come from?
"worth" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

XXème#30,867vende#30,857Vence#30,856Vance#30,853

Similar misspelling depth

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

Weimar8 variantsVasseur8 variantsurines8 variantstoxine8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list