# waved vs wavy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wavy
*adjective · IPA /ˈweɪvi/ · frequency rank #21,415*
Rising or swelling in waves.

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