# wide vs wild

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### wide
*adjective · IPA \waɪd\ · frequency rank #33,076*
Large.

### wild
*adjective · IPA \wajld\ · frequency rank #10,974*
Qui sort des cadres habituels, excentrique, fantasque, audacieux.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/wide-vs-wild