# waves vs wavy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waves
*noun · IPA /weɪvz/ · frequency rank #3,855*
plural 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wavy