# awake vs awash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### awash
*adjective · IPA /əˈwɒʃ/ · frequency rank #38,739*
Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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