# Walt

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /wɔːlt/ · frequency rank #8,379

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Walter.

## Etymology
Clipping of Walter. The derogatory British sense is a reference to the fictional character Walter Mitty from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a mild-mannered pushover who has wild fantasies about his life in various daring roles.

## Easily confused with
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wt)
- **WL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wl)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-was)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-way)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-war)
- **wet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wet)
- **wit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wit)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wax)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wan)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wat)
- **wot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wot)
- **wut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wut)
- **WAP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wap)
- **WAV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-wav)
- **will** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-will)
- **what** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-what)
- **want** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-want)
- **well** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-well)
- **went** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-went)
- **west** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-west)

## Common misspellings (6)
`awlt`, `wallt`, `waltt`, `watl`, `wlat`, `wwalt`

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