# waves

> English word · Noun · IPA /weɪvz/ · frequency rank #3,855

## Definitions
1. plural of wave

## Easily confused with
- **Wes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wes)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-ways)
- **woes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-woes)
- **wavy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wavy)
- **wove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wove)
- **wives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wives)
- **wires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wires)
- **wines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wines)
- **woven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-woven)
- **weave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-weave)
- **wipes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wipes)
- **waxed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-waxed)
- **Wiles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wiles)
- **wolves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wolves)
- **whales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-whales)
- **weaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-weaver)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/was-vs-waves)
- **WAV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wav-vs-waves)
- **wake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wake-vs-waves)
- **wave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wave-vs-waves)

## Common misspellings (7)
`awves`, `waevs`, `wavess`, `wavse`, `wavves`, `wvaes`, `wwaves`

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