# wealth vs wealthy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wealth
*noun · IPA /wɛlθ/ · frequency rank #2,974*
Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.

### wealthy
*adjective · IPA /ˈwɛl.θi/ · frequency rank #5,096*
Possessing financial wealth; rich.

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