# what vs why

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### what
*intj · IPA \wat\ · frequency rank #6,911*
Quoi ? Comment ?

### why
*adverb · IPA \ˈwaɪ\ · frequency rank #14,388*
Pourquoi.

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