# wildlife

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ · frequency rank #4,132

## Definitions
1. undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
2. Living undomesticated organisms of all kinds.

## Etymology
From wild + life.

## Easily confused with
- **willie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wildlife-vs-willie)
- **wildfire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wildfire-vs-wildlife)

## Common misspellings (12)
`iwldlife`, `widllife`, `wilddlife`, `wildilfe`, `wildlfie`, `wildlief`, `wildliffe`, `wildllife`, `willdife`, `willdlife`, `wlidlife`, `wwildlife`

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