# walleye

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,714

## Definitions
1. One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.
2. An unusually pale eye.
3. A gamefish of species Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.

## Etymology
Back-formation from walleyed.

## Easily confused with
- **Wally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walleye-vs-wally)
- **Willey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walleye-vs-willey)
- **wallet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wallet-vs-walleye)
- **walled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walled-vs-walleye)
- **waller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waller-vs-walleye)
- **Wallace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wallace-vs-walleye)

## Common misspellings (8)
`awlleye`, `walelye`, `waleye`, `walleey`, `walleyye`, `wallyee`, `wlaleye`, `wwalleye`

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