# wax vs wid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wax
*noun · IPA /wæks/ · frequency rank #8,105*
Beeswax.

### wid
*preposition · IPA /wɪd/ · frequency rank #42,993*
Pronunciation spelling of with.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wax-vs-wid