# waveform

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,157

## Definitions
1. The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
2. The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.

## Etymology
From wave + form.

## Common misspellings (12)
`awveform`, `waevform`, `wavefform`, `wavefomr`, `waveformm`, `waveforrm`, `wavefrom`, `waveofrm`, `wavfeorm`, `wavveform`, `wvaeform`, `wwaveform`

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