Confusables Entry 294 / 1011 60-second read

Rack vs. Wrack

A frame/shelf versus destruction.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The city was rack with conflict.

✓ Correct

The city was wrack with conflict.

The ruleii

RACK = a frame for holding things (server rack) or to torture (rack one's brain).

Homophones. 'Rack' has almost entirely replaced 'wrack' in modern usage, but 'wrack' is still technically correct for 'nerve-wracking'.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

WRack = W-reckage.

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