# wastes vs Water

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wastes
*noun · IPA /weɪsts/ · frequency rank #18,215*
plural of waste

### Water
*name · frequency rank #284*
A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).

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