# swag vs swank

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### swag
*verb · IPA /swæɡ/ · frequency rank #22,833*
To (cause to) sway.

### swank
*adjective · IPA /ˈswæŋk/ · frequency rank #43,946*
Fashionably elegant, posh.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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