# wake vs were

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### wake
*noun · IPA /weɪk/ · frequency rank #17,674*
o estado de acordar ou de estar acordado

### were
*noun · frequency rank #13,865*
homem, algo hominizado

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