# warfare

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/ · frequency rank #6,640

## Definitions
1. The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
2. Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.

## Etymology
From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).

## Easily confused with
- **welfare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warfare-vs-welfare)
- **warfarin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warfare-vs-warfarin)

## Common misspellings (10)
`awrfare`, `wafrare`, `warafre`, `warfaer`, `warfarre`, `warffare`, `warfrae`, `warrfare`, `wrafare`, `wwarfare`

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