wavey
noun, adjective
wavey is spelled W-A-V-E-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wavey means “The snow goose (Chen caerulescens)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wavey is waveys.
How many letters and syllables are in wavey?
| Letters | 5: W-A-V-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wavey?
Wavey appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of wavey
- waveys plural
- wavy
- wavier comparative
- waviest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wavey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSThe snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
adjective
- 1
Uncommon form of wavy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wavey come from?
According to one theory, from Cree. An alternative etymology, perhaps a folk etymology, attributes the name to their peculiar, wavy flight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).