# woes vs work

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### work
*noun · IPA /wɜː(ɹ)k/ · frequency rank #116*
Employment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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