# waifu

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwaɪ.fuː/ · frequency rank #49,711

## Definitions
1. A female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.

## Etymology
From Japanese ワイフ (waifu), from English wife. Doublet of wife.

## Easily confused with
- **wait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-wait)
- **wife** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-wife)
- **WiFi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-wifi)
- **wail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-wail)
- **waist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-waist)
- **waits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-waits)
- **waive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-waive)
- **whiff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-whiff)
- **waite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waifu-vs-waite)
- **wai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wai-vs-waifu)

## Common misspellings (6)
`awifu`, `wafiu`, `waiffu`, `waiuf`, `wiafu`, `wwaifu`

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