Which to use
“work” and “worth” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,253
- “work” frequency rank
- #13,200
- “worth” frequency rank
- 19453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | work | worth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trabalho | valor |
Letter map: work vs worth
Shared letters muted; letters that set work and worth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - work / worth
work and worth 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 19453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
work is recorded at frequency rank #6,253, classified as anoun. worth is at rank #13,200, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɜrθ/.
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 19453, this pair ranks #51,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of work vs worth
Shared letters: orw. Private to "work": k. Private to "worth": ht.
"work" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "worth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "work" and "worth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "work" or "worth"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "work" and "worth".
- Full dictionary entry for "work" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "worth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "work" and "worth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "worm vs worth". 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 #51,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.