# woke vs wool

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### woke
*adjective · IPA /wəʊk/ · frequency rank #4,999*
Awake: conscious and not asleep.

### wool
*noun · IPA /wʊl/ · frequency rank #8,228*
The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

## Source
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