# Wac vs wasp

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wac
*noun · frequency rank #48,555*
A member of the Women's Army Corps, the women's branch of the United States Army from 1942-1978.

### wasp
*noun · IPA /wɒsp/ · frequency rank #18,459*
Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

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