# wove vs wye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wove
*verb · IPA /wəʊv/ · frequency rank #49,728*
simple past of weave

### wye
*noun · IPA /ˈwaɪ/ · frequency rank #38,694*
The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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