Which to use
“worry” and “worth” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,960
- “worry” frequency rank
- #13,200
- “worth” frequency rank
- 52160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | worry | worth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | preocupação | valor |
Where the eye mixes worry and worth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between worry and worth
A purely visual mix-up. worry (/ˈwɜːri/) and worth (/wɜrθ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
worry is recorded at frequency rank #38,960, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɜːri/. 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 52160, this pair ranks #12,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of worry vs worth
Shared letters: orw. Private to "worry": y. Private to "worth": ht.
"worry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "worth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "worry" for "worth" ever safe?
Frequency check: "worry" vs "worth" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "worry" 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 #12,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "worry" and "worth" 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 #12,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.