# Watts

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #9,837

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the southern part of the city.
3. A town in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.
4. A township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.

## Etymology
Patronymic surname from the Middle English given name Wat, derived from Walter, equivalent to Watt + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watts-vs-ways)
- **wits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watts-vs-wits)
- **Witt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watts-vs-witt)
- **waves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watts-vs-waves)
- **whats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watts-vs-whats)
- **witty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watts-vs-witty)
- **Wyatt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watts-vs-wyatt)
- **what's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watts-vs-what-s)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/was-vs-watts)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-watts)
- **want** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/want-vs-watts)
- **wait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wait-vs-watts)
- **wars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wars-vs-watts)
- **Walt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-watts)
- **watt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-watts)
- **wart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wart-vs-watts)
- **Water** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/water-vs-watts)
- **watch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watch-vs-watts)
- **wants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wants-vs-watts)
- **waste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waste-vs-watts)

## Common misspellings (6)
`awtts`, `wats`, `watst`, `wattss`, `wtats`, `wwatts`

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