# threw vs trek

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### threw
*verb · IPA /θɹuː/ · frequency rank #3,266*
simple past of throw

### trek
*noun · IPA /tɹɛk/ · frequency rank #7,628*
A journey by ox wagon.

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