# walker vs wanker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### wanker
*noun · IPA /ˈwæŋkə/ · frequency rank #31,030*
Someone who wanks; masturbates.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walker-vs-wanker