# wore

> English word · Verb · IPA /wɔː/ · frequency rank #4,422

## Definitions
1. simple past of wear
2. past participle of wear
3. simple past of ware ("bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern")

## Easily confused with
- **wow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wow)
- **WWE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wwe)
- **wot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wot)
- **wry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wry)
- **wye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wye)
- **work** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-work)
- **worn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-worn)
- **worm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-worm)
- **wren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wren)
- **wort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wort)
- **wove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wove)
- **world** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-world)
- **works** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-works)
- **worth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-worth)
- **wrote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-wrote)
- **worst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-worst)
- **worse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-worse)
- **worry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-worry)
- **Worms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-worms)
- **woven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wore-vs-woven)

## Common misspellings (5)
`owre`, `woer`, `worre`, `wroe`, `wwore`

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