# WAL vs WIC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### WIC
*noun · frequency rank #44,019*
Acronym of women, infants and children.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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