# WAL vs won

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### won
*verb · IPA /wʌn/ · frequency rank #646*
simple past and past participle of win

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