# Wilde

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwaɪld/ · frequency rank #16,623

## Definitions
1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A surname from Middle English.

## Easily confused with
- **will** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-will)
- **wind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wind)
- **wine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wine)
- **wise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wise)
- **wire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wire)
- **wipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wipe)
- **wilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wilt)
- **wily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wily)
- **wold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wold)
- **wile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wile)
- **winds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-winds)
- **Wills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wills)
- **willy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-willy)
- **windy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-windy)
- **Wiley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wiley)
- **Wolfe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wolfe)
- **Wylie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wylie)
- **wilds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wilds)
- **Willa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-willa)
- **Wiles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wiles)

## Common misspellings (7)
`iwlde`, `widle`, `wildde`, `wiled`, `willde`, `wlide`, `wwilde`

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