# wheelie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈ(h)wiːli/ · frequency rank #42,487

## Definitions
1. An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.
2. A wheelchair user.

## Etymology
From wheel + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **wheels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheelie-vs-wheels)
- **wheeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheelie-vs-wheeling)
- **wheel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheel-vs-wheelie)
- **weenie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weenie-vs-wheelie)
- **wheeler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheeler-vs-wheelie)
- **wheeled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheeled-vs-wheelie)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hweelie`, `wehelie`, `wheeile`, `wheelei`, `wheellie`, `wheleie`, `whelie`, `whheelie`, `wwheelie`

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