wallervsWaltersWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: waller is a verb, Walters is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“waller” is a verb and “Walters” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,103
“waller” frequency rank
#39,597
“Walters” frequency rank
86700
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature waller Walters
Definition Voir à travers les murs. Nom de famille.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set waller and Walters apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
waller
7 ch
Walters

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: waller is averb and Waltersaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

waller is recorded at frequency rank #47,103, classified as averb, pronounced \wɔ.le\. Walters is at rank #39,597, tagged as aname.

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 86700, this pair ranks #9,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of waller vs Walters

Shared letters: aelrw. Private to "waller": -. Private to "Walters": st.

"waller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Walters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wallerawller · walelr · waler · wallerr · wallre · wlaler · wwaller
  • Waltersawlters · waletrs · wallters · walterrs · walterss · waltesr · waltres · waltters

Frequency comparison

waller#47,103
Walters#39,597

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "waller" and "Walters" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "waller" is a verb and "Walters" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "waller" or "Walters"?
"Walters" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,597 in our French list, against #47,103 for "waller". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering waller vs Walters

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “waller”; for a name, it's “Walters”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “waller” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list