# Wiles

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,472

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the nickname. A patronymic form of Wile.

## Etymology
From Wile + -s (patronymic suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **wis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wis)
- **will** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-will)
- **wine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wine)
- **wins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wins)
- **wise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wise)
- **wire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wire)
- **wipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wipe)
- **woes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-woes)
- **wits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wits)
- **wilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wilt)
- **wily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wily)
- **wings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wings)
- **winds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-winds)
- **wives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wives)
- **wiped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wiped)
- **wires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wires)
- **wines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wines)
- **wired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wired)
- **Wills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wills)
- **willy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-willy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`iwles`, `wiels`, `wiless`, `willes`, `wilse`, `wlies`, `wwiles`

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