# WA vs wow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### WA
*name · IPA /ˈdʌbəlˌjuː eɪ/ · frequency rank #5,468*
Abbreviation of Washington: a state of the United States.

### wow
*intj · IPA /waʊ/ · frequency rank #1,178*
An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

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