# wadi vs wall

> 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.

### wall
*noun · IPA /wɔːl/ · frequency rank #981*
A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

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