# warm vs wave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### warm
*adjective · IPA /wɔːm/ · frequency rank #2,025*
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.

### wave
*verb · IPA /weɪv/ · frequency rank #2,423*
To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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