wite
/waɪt/verb, noun
wite is spelled W-I-T-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, wite means “To regard (someone) as guilty; to accuse; to blame; to fault” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wite?
| Letters | 4: W-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 wite?
Wite appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 wite?
- /waɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with wite
Sounds like: white, wight (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of wite
- wites present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- witing participle, present
- wited participle, past
- wyte
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To regard (someone) as guilty; to accuse; to blame; to fault.
- 2
To censure (someone); to mulct; to reproach.
- 3
To guard (something); to keep; to observe, preserve, or protect.
- 4
To go; go away; depart; perish; vanish.
noun
- 1
Blame; responsibility; guilt.
- 2
Punishment; penalty; fine; bote; mulct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wite come from?
From Middle English wīten (“to accuse, reproach, punish, suspect”), Old English wītan (“to look, behold, see, guard, keep, impute or ascribe to, accuse, reproach, blame”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītan, from Proto-Germanic *wītaną. Connected to Old English wīte, see below.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).