# Wanda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɔndə/ · frequency rank #19,735

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Polish.

## Etymology
From Polish Wanda, possibly derived from an ethnic term for “a Wend”.

## Easily confused with
- **want** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-want)
- **wind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wind)
- **ward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-ward)
- **wang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wang)
- **WNBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wnba)
- **wank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wank)
- **wane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wane)
- **wawa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wawa)
- **wants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wants)
- **wanna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wanna)
- **winds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-winds)
- **Wendy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wendy)
- **windy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-windy)
- **Wands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wands)
- **wander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanda-vs-wander)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wan-vs-wanda)
- **wad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wad-vs-wanda)
- **waa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waa-vs-wanda)
- **wade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wade-vs-wanda)
- **wand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wand-vs-wanda)

## Common misspellings (7)
`awnda`, `wadna`, `wanad`, `wandda`, `wannda`, `wnada`, `wwanda`

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