# waite vs whites

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waite
*verb · frequency rank #30,281*
Archaic spelling of wait.

### whites
*noun · IPA /(h)waɪts/ · frequency rank #6,536*
plural of white

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