# wager vs walker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wager
*noun · IPA /ˈweɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #16,617*
A bet; a stake; a pledge.

### walker
*noun · IPA /ˈwɔːkə/ · frequency rank #3,538*
The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wager-vs-walker