# waited vs waiver

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waited
*verb · IPA /ˈweɪt.ɪd/ · frequency rank #4,642*
simple past and past participle of wait

### waiver
*noun · IPA /ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #14,452*
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.

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