# wait vs wan

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### wait
*noun · IPA \ˈweɪt\ · frequency rank #18,370*
Attente.

### wan
*adjective · IPA \wɒn\ · frequency rank #23,415*
Blême ; pâle.

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