# wolf vs woof

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wolf
*noun · IPA /wʊlf/ · frequency rank #3,995*
Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.

### woof
*noun · IPA /wuːf/ · frequency rank #24,959*
The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wolf-vs-woof