# waved vs wed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wed
*verb · IPA /ˈwɛd/ · frequency rank #11,997*
To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

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