# wavelength

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θ/ · frequency rank #16,165

## Definitions
1. The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
2. A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.

## Etymology
From wave + length.

## Common misspellings (16)
`awvelength`, `waevlength`, `waveelngth`, `wavelegnth`, `wavelenggth`, `wavelenght`, `wavelengthh`, `wavelengtth`, `wavelenngth`, `wavelentgh`, `wavellength`, `wavelnegth`, `wavleength`, `wavvelength`, `wvaelength`, `wwavelength`

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