# wat

> English word · Noun · IPA /wat/ · frequency rank #16,384

## Definitions
1. A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

## Easily confused with
- **we** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-we)
- **wi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wi)
- **Wu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wu)
- **wo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wo)
- **WC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wc)
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wt)
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-ws)
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wv)
- **WD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wd)
- **WL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wl)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wy)
- **WF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wf)
- **who** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-who)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-way)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-why)
- **win** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-win)
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-won)
- **wow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wow)
- **web** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-web)
- **wet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wet)

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