# underway vs underwear

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### underway
*adverb · IPA /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/ · frequency rank #8,739*
In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

### underwear
*noun · IPA /ˈʌndəwɛə/ · frequency rank #7,632*
Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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