# wai vs writ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wai
*noun · IPA /waɪ/ · frequency rank #24,637*
A Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.

### writ
*noun · IPA /ɹɪt/ · frequency rank #19,743*
A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wai-vs-writ