# watt

> English word · Noun · IPA /wɒt/ · frequency rank #11,494

## Definitions
1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

## Etymology
Named after Scottish engineer James Watt. For the surname, see Watt.

## Easily confused with
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wt)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-way)
- **wet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wet)
- **WTF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wtf)
- **wit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wit)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wax)
- **WTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wto)
- **wot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wot)
- **wut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wut)
- **WTH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wth)
- **WTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wtc)
- **WAV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wav)
- **with** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-with)
- **what** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-what)
- **went** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-went)
- **west** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-west)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-ways)
- **wave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wave)
- **wont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wont)
- **wits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-wits)

## Common misspellings (3)
`awtt`, `wtat`, `wwatt`

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