# wis vs writ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wis
*adverb · IPA /waɪs/ · frequency rank #21,426*
Certainly, surely.

### writ
*noun · IPA /ɹɪt/ · frequency rank #19,743*
A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

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