Which to use
“wilde” is an adjective and “Willem” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,445
- “wilde” frequency rank
- #30,863
- “Willem” frequency rank
- 55308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilde | Willem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: wilde vs Willem
Shared letters muted; letters that set wilde and Willem apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. wilde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Willem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - wilde and Willem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wilde is anadjective and Willemaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55308, 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\. Willem is at rank #30,863, tagged as aname.
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 55308, this pair ranks #128,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wilde vs Willem
Shared letters: eilw. Private to "wilde": d. Private to "Willem": m.
"wilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Willem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wilde" for "Willem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wilde" vs "Willem" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wilde" and "Willem".
- Full dictionary entry for "wilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Willem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilde" and "Willem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wallet vs Willem". 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 #128,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.