# wick vs work

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### work
*noun · IPA \ˈwɝk\ · frequency rank #13,297*
Travail.

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