# were vs work

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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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