# wit vs wow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wit
*noun · IPA /wɪt/ · frequency rank #7,637*
Sanity.

### wow
*intj · IPA /waʊ/ · frequency rank #1,178*
An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

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