# wears vs wharf

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wears
*noun · IPA /wɛəz/ · frequency rank #6,316*
plural of wear

### wharf
*noun · IPA /ˈwɔːf/ · frequency rank #15,550*
An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.

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