# awaken vs awoke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### awoke
*verb · IPA /əˈwəʊk/ · frequency rank #23,753*
simple past of awake

## Source
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