# wacky vs wake

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wacky
*adjective · IPA /ˈwæk.iː/ · frequency rank #20,013*
Zany; eccentric.

### wake
*verb · IPA /weɪk/ · frequency rank #1,807*
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wacky-vs-wake