# awake vs awaken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### awake
*adjective · IPA /əˈweɪk/ · frequency rank #5,658*
Not asleep; conscious.

### awaken
*verb · IPA /əˈweɪkən/ · frequency rank #18,244*
To cause to become awake.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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