# worn vs wren

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### worn
*adjective · IPA /wɔːn/ · frequency rank #4,644*
Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.

### wren
*noun · IPA /ɹɛn/ · frequency rank #25,979*
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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