# waits vs Wales

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waits
*noun · IPA /weɪts/ · frequency rank #11,637*
plural of wait

### Wales
*name · IPA /weɪlz/ · frequency rank #2,508*
One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

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