# wearing vs wreaking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wearing
*adjective · IPA /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,511*
Intended to be worn.

### wreaking
*noun · frequency rank #46,872*
The act by which something is wreaked.

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