# waive vs white

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waive
*verb · IPA /weɪv/ · frequency rank #21,411*
To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.

### white
*adjective · IPA /ˈwaɪt/ · frequency rank #293*
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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