Which to use
“wiki” and “wok” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,039
- “wiki” frequency rank
- #41,603
- “wok” frequency rank
- 58642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wiki | wok |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Site web dynamique dont les pages peuvent être modifiées par tout visiteur. | Ustensile de cuisson de forme hémisphérique, comparable à, mais plus profond qu'une grande poêle. |
Where the eye mixes wiki and wok
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. wiki runs 4 letters (CVCV) against wok's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wiki vs wok
A purely visual mix-up. wiki (\wi.ki\) and wok (\wɔk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wiki is recorded at frequency rank #17,039, classified as anoun, pronounced \wi.ki\. wok is at rank #41,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced \wɔk\.
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 58642, this pair ranks #107,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wiki vs wok
Shared letters: kw. Private to "wiki": i. Private to "wok": o.
"wiki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "wok" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wiki ← iwki · wiik · wikki · wkii · wwiki
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wiki" for "wok" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "wiki" or "wok" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wiki" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wok" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wiki" and "wok" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wink vs wok". 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 #107,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.