# wake vs wave

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wave
*noun · IPA /weɪv/ · frequency rank #29,893*
Ola.

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