# wakefield

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,249

## Definitions
1. The electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or relativistic charged particle beam as it passes through a plasma; the electric field or potential associated with such a structure.

## Etymology
From wake + field.

## Common misspellings (13)
`awkefield`, `waekfield`, `wakefeild`, `wakeffield`, `wakefiedl`, `wakefieldd`, `wakefielld`, `wakefiled`, `wakeifeld`, `wakfeield`, `wakkefield`, `wkaefield`, `wwakefield`

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