# wait vs wake

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### wait
*verb · IPA /weɪt/ · frequency rank #29,445*
Esperar.

### wake
*verb · IPA /weɪk/ · frequency rank #37,912*
Despertar.

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