# wall vs wan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wall
*noun · IPA /wɔːl/ · frequency rank #981*
A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

### wan
*adjective · IPA /wɒn/ · frequency rank #9,690*
Pale, sickly-looking.

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