# wars vs were

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### wars
*noun · IPA \wɔɹz\ · frequency rank #7,261*
Pluriel de war.

### were
*noun · frequency rank #18,909*
Wergeld, amende qu’un meurtrier devait payer en compensation aux parents de la victime.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/wars-vs-were