# wali

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɑːliː/ · frequency rank #47,414

## Definitions
1. A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).

## Easily confused with
- **wi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wi)
- **WL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wl)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-was)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-way)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-war)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wax)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wan)
- **Wii** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wii)
- **Wei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wei)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wat)
- **WAP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wap)
- **WAV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wav)
- **will** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-will)
- **want** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-want)
- **well** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-well)
- **walk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-walk)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-ways)
- **wall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wall)
- **wild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-wild)
- **warm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wali-vs-warm)

## Common misspellings (4)
`awli`, `walli`, `wlai`, `wwali`

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