# wok vs woken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wok
*noun · IPA /wɒk/ · frequency rank #37,773*
A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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