Which to use
“week” is a noun and “wesh” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,244
- “week” frequency rank
- #23,070
- “wesh” frequency rank
- 24314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | week | wesh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Week-end. | Salutation amicale. |
Where the eye mixes week and wesh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: week vs wesh
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: week is \wik\ while wesh is \wɛʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
week is recorded at frequency rank #1,244, classified as anoun, pronounced \wik\. wesh is at rank #23,070, tagged as anintj, pronounced \wɛʃ\.
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 24314, this pair ranks #347,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of week vs wesh
Shared letters: ew. Private to "week": k. Private to "wesh": hs.
"week" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "wesh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "week" and "wesh" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "week" or "wesh" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "week" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wesh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "week" and "wesh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs wesh". 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 #347,313 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.