# woof vs wove

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### wove
*verb · IPA /wəʊv/ · frequency rank #49,728*
simple past of weave

## Source
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