# ward vs work

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### work
*noun · IPA /wɜːk/ · frequency rank #14,739*
Trabajo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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