# work vs worker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### work
*noun · IPA /wɜː(ɹ)k/ · frequency rank #116*
Employment.

### 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/work-vs-worker