# swerve vs swore

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### swerve
*verb · IPA /swɜːv/ · frequency rank #30,997*
To stray; to wander; to rove.

### swore
*verb · IPA /swɔː/ · frequency rank #14,431*
simple past of swear

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swerve-vs-swore