# wadi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɑdi/ · frequency rank #37,278

## Definitions
1. A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

## Etymology
From Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).

## Easily confused with
- **wi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wi)
- **WD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wd)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-was)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-way)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-war)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wax)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wan)
- **Wii** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wii)
- **wed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wed)
- **WAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wal)
- **Wei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wei)
- **wah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wah)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wat)
- **wai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wai)
- **wag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wag)
- **WMD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wmd)
- **WAP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wap)
- **WAV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wav)
- **wid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-wid)
- **want** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wadi-vs-want)

## Common misspellings (5)
`awdi`, `waddi`, `waid`, `wdai`, `wwadi`

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