# Walid vs waved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Walid
*name · frequency rank #42,482*
A male given name from Arabic.

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

## Source
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