Which to use
“wie” is a pronoun and “wilde” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,122
- “wie” frequency rank
- #24,445
- “wilde” frequency rank
- 66567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wie | wilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui. | Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild. |
Letter map: wie vs wilde
Shared letters muted; letters that set wie and wilde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. wie runs 3 letters (CVV) against wilde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: wie vs wilde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wie is apronoun and wildeanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wie is recorded at frequency rank #42,122, classified as apron. wilde is at rank #24,445, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈvɪldə\.
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 66567, this pair ranks #67,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wie vs wilde
Shared letters: eiw. Private to "wie": -. Private to "wilde": dl.
"wie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "wilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wilde ← iwlde · widle · wildde · wiled · willde · wlide · wwilde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wie" for "wilde" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "wie" and "wilde". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "wie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wie" and "wilde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wie vs wren". 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 #67,246 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.