# wham vs whammy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wham
*noun · IPA /wæm/ · frequency rank #38,243*
A forceful blow.

### whammy
*noun · IPA /ˈ(h)wæmi/ · frequency rank #38,684*
a serious or devastating setback

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