# wort vs writ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### writ
*noun · IPA /ɹɪt/ · frequency rank #19,743*
A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

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