# wake vs wave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wave
*verb · IPA /weɪv/ · frequency rank #2,423*
To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

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