# wail vs wat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wail
*verb · IPA /weɪl/ · frequency rank #33,078*
To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

### wat
*noun · IPA /wat/ · frequency rank #16,384*
A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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