Which to use
“work” and “worry” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,253
- “work” frequency rank
- #38,960
- “worry” frequency rank
- 45213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | work | worry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trabalho | preocupação |
Letter map: work vs worry
Shared letters muted; letters that set work and worry apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - work / worry
work and worry are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
work is recorded at frequency rank #6,253, classified as anoun. worry is at rank #38,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɜːri/.
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 45213, this pair ranks #20,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of work vs worry
Shared letters: orw. Private to "work": k. Private to "worry": y.
"work" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "worry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "work" and "worry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "work" vs "worry" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "work" vs "worry" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "work" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "worry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "work" and "worry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "worm vs worry". 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 #20,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.