# wha vs whack

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wha
*intj · IPA /wɑ/ · frequency rank #19,740*
Pronunciation spelling of what.

### whack
*noun · IPA /ˈwæk/ · frequency rank #16,620*
The sound of a heavy strike.

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