# wavy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈweɪvi/ · frequency rank #21,415

## Definitions
1. Rising or swelling in waves.
2. Full of waves.
3. Moving to and fro; undulating.
4. Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface; waved.
5. Moving up and down relative to the surface; undulate.
6. Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.
7. Drunk.
8. Cool and fashionable.

## Etymology
From wave + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-wv)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-wy)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-way)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-why)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-wax)
- **wry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-wry)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-ways)
- **whey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-whey)
- **Wray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-wray)
- **wily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-wily)
- **waxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-waxy)
- **wawa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-wawa)
- **wove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-wove)
- **weary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-weary)
- **weave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavy-vs-weave)
- **WA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wavy)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/was-vs-wavy)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/war-vs-wavy)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wan-vs-wavy)
- **WAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wal-vs-wavy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`awvy`, `wavvy`, `wavyy`, `wayv`, `wvay`, `wwavy`

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