# wake vs WAL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wake
*verb · IPA /weɪk/ · frequency rank #1,807*
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

### WAL
*noun · frequency rank #14,666*
Acronym of write-ahead logging or write-ahead log.

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