# week vs were

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### week
*noun · IPA /wiːk/ · frequency rank #20,233*
Semana.

### were
*verb · IPA /wɜː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19,290*
Segunda persona del singular (you) del pasado simple (irregular) de indicativo del verbo (to) be

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