# watt vs witty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### watt
*noun · IPA /wɒt/ · frequency rank #11,494*
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

### witty
*adjective · IPA /ˈwɪti/ · frequency rank #13,843*
Clever; amusingly ingenious.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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