# wage vs walk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wage
*noun · IPA /weɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #3,402*
An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

### 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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