# w vs WC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### w
*character · IPA /ˈdʌbəl.juː/ · frequency rank #628*
The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double-u and written in the Latin script.

### WC
*noun · IPA /ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/ · frequency rank #17,056*
Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet.

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