# waves vs Wes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Wes
*name · IPA /wɛs/ · frequency rank #13,079*
A diminutive of the male given names Wesley or Weston.

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