# wadi vs walk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wadi
*noun · IPA /ˈwɑdi/ · frequency rank #37,278*
A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

### walk
*verb · IPA /wɔːk/ · frequency rank #891*
To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

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