# WA

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdʌbəlˌjuː eɪ/ · frequency rank #5,468

## Definitions
1. Abbreviation of Washington: a state of the United States.
2. Initialism of Western Australia: a state of Australia.
3. Initialism of World Athletics.

## Easily confused with
- **we** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-we)
- **wi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wi)
- **Wu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wu)
- **wo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wo)
- **WC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wc)
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wt)
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-ws)
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wv)
- **WD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wd)
- **WL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wl)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wy)
- **WF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wf)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-was)
- **who** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-who)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-way)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-why)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-war)
- **win** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-win)
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-won)
- **wow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wow)

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