# wore vs worker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wore
*verb · IPA /wɔː/ · frequency rank #4,422*
simple past of wear

### worker
*noun · IPA /ˈwɜː.kə/ · frequency rank #3,461*
One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

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