# wick vs wide

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### wick
*noun · IPA \wɪk\ · frequency rank #38,105*
Mèche (d’une bougie).

### wide
*adjective · IPA \waɪd\ · frequency rank #33,076*
Large.

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