# walk vs walker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### walk
*verb · IPA /wɔːk/ · frequency rank #891*
To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

### walker
*noun · IPA /ˈwɔːkə/ · frequency rank #3,538*
The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.

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