# wraith vs writ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wraith
*noun · IPA /ɹeɪθ/ · frequency rank #28,091*
A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.

### 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.
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