# WAP vs WaPo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### WAP
*name · IPA /wæp/ · frequency rank #40,081*
Wireless Application Protocol, an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, such as Internet access from a cellular phone.

### WaPo
*name · IPA /ˈwɑpoʊ/ · frequency rank #40,965*
Syllabic abbreviation of Washington Post, a newspaper from the United States.

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