# Wicca vs witch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wicca
*name · IPA /ˈwɪkə/ · frequency rank #47,421*
A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by the Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals.

### witch
*noun · IPA /wɪt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #6,019*
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

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