# work vs worry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### worry
*verb · IPA /ˈwʌ.ɹi/ · frequency rank #1,548*
To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

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