# writ vs wry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wry
*adjective · IPA /ɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #34,751*
Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).

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