# wank vs wook

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wank
*verb · IPA /wæŋk/ · frequency rank #31,403*
To masturbate.

### wook
*noun · frequency rank #38,248*
An unwashed, unemployed moocher who enjoys traveling to festivals and crashes at other people's houses.

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