# wore vs worsen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### worsen
*verb · IPA /ˈwɜːsn̩/ · frequency rank #27,032*
To make worse; to impair.

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