wawa
/ˈwaˌwa/noun
wawa is spelled W-A-W-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wawa means “A snow goose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wawa is wawas.
How many letters and syllables are in wawa?
| Letters | 4: W-A-W-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 wawa?
Wawa appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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).
How do you pronounce wawa?
- US /ˈwaˌwa/
Wawa has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wawa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with wawa
Also written: wa-wa (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of wawa
- wawas plural
- wa-wa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wawa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A snow goose.
- 2
colloquialWater.
- 3
datedAlternative form of wau-wau
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wawa come from?
Perhaps related to wavey (“snow goose”)?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).