Which to use
“wilde” and “wilder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,445
- “wilde” frequency rank
- #36,660
- “wilder” frequency rank
- 61105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilde | wilder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild. | Comparatif de wild. |
Where the eye mixes wilde and wilder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wilde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against wilder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wilde vs wilder
A purely visual mix-up. wilde (\ˈvɪldə\) and wilder (\ˈvɪl.dɐ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “wilde” sits inside “wilder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wilde is recorded at frequency rank #24,445, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈvɪldə\. wilder is at rank #36,660, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈvɪl.dɐ\.
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 61105, this pair ranks #94,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wilde vs wilder
Shared letters: deilw. Private to "wilde": -. Private to "wilder": r.
"wilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wilde" and "wilder" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wilde" vs "wilder" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilde" and "wilder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wiener vs wilder". 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 #94,045 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.