# WAV vs waves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### WAV
*noun · IPA /wæv/ · frequency rank #40,967*
Initialism of wheelchair accessible vehicle.

### waves
*noun · IPA /weɪvz/ · frequency rank #3,855*
plural of wave

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