Which to use
“warning” and “working” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,657
- “warning” frequency rank
- #26,225
- “working” frequency rank
- 62882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | warning | working |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feux de détresse. | Culture. |
Where the eye mixes warning and working
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between warning and working
A purely visual mix-up. warning (\waʁ.niŋ\) and working (\ˈwɝ.kɪŋ\) 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 62882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
warning is recorded at frequency rank #36,657, classified as anoun, pronounced \waʁ.niŋ\. working is at rank #26,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈwɝ.kɪŋ\.
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 62882, this pair ranks #84,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of warning vs working
Shared letters: ginrw. Private to "warning": a. Private to "working": ko.
"warning" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "working" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "warning" and "working" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "warning" vs "working" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "warning" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "working" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "warning" and "working" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "walking vs warning". 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 #84,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.