# waive vs wine

> 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.

### wine
*noun · IPA /waɪn/ · frequency rank #1,884*
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waive-vs-wine