# wake vs waver

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### waver
*verb · IPA /ˈweɪvə/ · frequency rank #39,643*
To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.

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