# WAL vs wold

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wold
*noun · IPA /wəʊld/ · frequency rank #42,997*
An unforested or deforested plain, a grassland, a moor.

## Source
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