# wake vs ward

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ward
*noun · IPA /wɔːd/ · frequency rank #15,992*
Guarda, escolta, vigilante, centinela.

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