# was vs wisp

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### was
*verb · IPA /wəz/ · frequency rank #16*
first-person singular simple past indicative of be.

### wisp
*noun · IPA /wɪsp/ · frequency rank #42,996*
A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; a twisted handful of something; any slender, flexible structure or group.

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