Which to use
“week” and “wok” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #251
- “week” frequency rank
- #37,773
- “wok” frequency rank
- 38024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | week | wok |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any period of seven consecutive days. | A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking. |
Where the eye mixes week and wok
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: week vs wok
A purely visual mix-up. week (/wiːk/) and wok (/wɒk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
week is recorded at frequency rank #251, classified as anoun, pronounced /wiːk/. wok is at rank #37,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɒk/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38024, this pair ranks #289,485 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of week vs wok
Shared letters: kw. Private to "week": e. Private to "wok": o.
"week" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "wok" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- week ← ewek · weekk · wek · weke · wweek
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "week" and "wok" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "week" or "wok" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "week" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wok" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,485 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "week" and "wok" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wok vs wove". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #289,485 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.