# woes vs woken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### woes
*noun · IPA /woʊz/ · frequency rank #17,994*
plural of woe

### woken
*verb · IPA /ˈwəʊ.kən/ · frequency rank #17,995*
past participle of wake

## Source
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