# waited vs waved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### waved
*verb · IPA /weɪvd/ · frequency rank #14,250*
simple past and past participle of wave

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