Which to use
“wir” is a pronoun and “work” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,167
- “wir” frequency rank
- #6,253
- “work” frequency rank
- 50420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wir | work |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nós | trabalho |
Letter map: wir vs work
Shared letters muted; letters that set wir and work apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: wir vs work
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wir is apronoun and workanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wir is recorded at frequency rank #44,167, classified as apron, pronounced /vi:ɐ/. work is at rank #6,253, tagged as anoun.
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 50420, this pair ranks #14,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wir vs work
Shared letters: rw. Private to "wir": i. Private to "work": ko.
"wir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "work" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- work ← owrk · wokr · workk · worrk · wrok · wwork
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wir" for "work" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wir" vs "work" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "wir" and "work". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "wir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "work" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wir" and "work" 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 #14,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.