# work vs wort

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wort
*noun · IPA /wɜːt/ · frequency rank #33,912*
Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.

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