Which to use
“war” is a verb and “worm” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,265
- “war” frequency rank
- #46,620
- “worm” frequency rank
- 51885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | war | worm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein | minhoca, verme |
Where the eye mixes war and worm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: war vs worm
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: war is /ˈvaːɐ̯/ while worm is /wɝm/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
war is recorded at frequency rank #5,265, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈvaːɐ̯/. worm is at rank #46,620, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɝm/.
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 51885, this pair ranks #13,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of war vs worm
Shared letters: rw. Private to "war": a. Private to "worm": mo.
"war" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "worm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- worm ← owrm · womr · wormm · worrm · wrom · wworm
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "war" and "worm" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "war" vs "worm" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "war" and "worm" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "war" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "worm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "war" and "worm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wir vs worm". 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 #13,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.