# work vs world

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### world
*noun · IPA /wɜːld/ · frequency rank #136*
The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.

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