# aware vs awash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aware
*adjective · IPA /əˈwɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,712*
Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

### 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
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