Which to use
“waite” is a verb and “whites” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,281
- “waite” frequency rank
- #6,536
- “whites” frequency rank
- 36817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | waite | whites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Archaic spelling of wait. | plural of white |
Letter map: waite vs whites
Shared letters muted; letters that set waite and whites apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. waite runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against whites's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: waite vs whites
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: waite is averb and whitesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
waite is recorded at frequency rank #30,281, classified as averb. whites is at rank #6,536, tagged as anoun, pronounced /(h)waɪts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36817, this pair ranks #299,911 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of waite vs whites
Shared letters: eitw. Private to "waite": a. Private to "whites": hs.
"waite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "whites" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "waite" and "whites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "waite" vs "whites" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "waite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "whites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,911 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "waite" and "whites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waifu vs waite". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #299,911 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.