# woo vs Woolf

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### woo
*verb · IPA /wuː/ · frequency rank #8,745*
To endeavor to gain someone's affection/support.

### Woolf
*name · IPA /wʊlf/ · frequency rank #24,059*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woo-vs-woolf