# wait vs was

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### was
*pronoun · IPA \vas\ · frequency rank #9,098*
Quelque chose.

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