# while vs whole

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### while
*verb · IPA /ʍaɪl/ · frequency rank #34,402*
Hacer que pase el tiempo, entretener.

### whole
*adjective · IPA /həʊl/ · frequency rank #38,457*
Entero, íntegro, completo.

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