# whore vs wove

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### whore
*noun · IPA /hɔː/ · frequency rank #8,877*
Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.

### wove
*verb · IPA /wəʊv/ · frequency rank #49,728*
simple past of weave

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