# wars vs wash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wars
*noun · IPA /wɔɹz/ · frequency rank #2,565*
plural of war

### wash
*verb · IPA /wɒʃ/ · frequency rank #3,271*
To clean with water.

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