# wang vs wat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wang
*noun · IPA /ˈwæŋ/ · frequency rank #7,762*
Alternative spelling of whang.

### wat
*noun · IPA /wat/ · frequency rank #16,384*
A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

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