# Wac vs wig

> 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.

### wig
*noun · IPA /wɪɡ/ · frequency rank #12,352*
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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