Which to use
“words” and “worms” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,294
- “words” frequency rank
- #35,777
- “worms” frequency rank
- 63071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | words | worms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de word. | Pluriel de worm. |
Where the eye mixes words and worms
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: words vs worms
A purely visual mix-up. words (\ˈwɝdz\) and worms (\wɜːms\) 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 a single letter - d in “words” becomes m in “worms”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
words is recorded at frequency rank #27,294, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈwɝdz\. worms is at rank #35,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced \wɜːms\.
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 63071, this pair ranks #83,846 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of words vs worms
Shared letters: orsw. Private to "words": d. Private to "worms": m.
"words" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "worms" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "words" and "worms" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "words" or "worms" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "words" and "worms" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "words" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "worms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,846 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "words" and "worms" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "worlds vs worms". 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 #83,846 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.