# wave vs were

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### wave
*noun · IPA \ˈweɪv\ · frequency rank #24,443*
Vague, flot.

### 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/wave-vs-were