# Woking vs wring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Woking
*name · frequency rank #43,474*
A town in the borough of Woking, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0058).

### wring
*verb · IPA /ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,654*
Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.

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