# wanna

> English word · Contraction · IPA /ˈwɑ.nə/ · frequency rank #982

## Definitions
1. Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
2. Represents a contracted pronunciation of want a.

## Etymology
Contractions. Attested as early as 1824.

## Easily confused with
- **want** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-want)
- **warn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-warn)
- **wynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-wynn)
- **WNBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-wnba)
- **Winn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-winn)
- **wawa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-wawa)
- **wants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-wants)
- **Wayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-wayne)
- **wasnt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-wasnt)
- **Wynne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-wynne)
- **Warne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-warne)
- **Winona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-winona)
- **wannabe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanna-vs-wannabe)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wan-vs-wanna)
- **waa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waa-vs-wanna)
- **wang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wanna)
- **wand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wand-vs-wanna)
- **wank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wank-vs-wanna)
- **wane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wane-vs-wanna)
- **WADA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wada-vs-wanna)

## Common misspellings (5)
`awnna`, `wana`, `wanan`, `wnana`, `wwanna`

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