# wait vs was

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### was
*pronoun · IPA [vas] · frequency rank #9,562*
Qué.

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