# wolves

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwʊlvz/ · frequency rank #7,087

## Definitions
1. plural of wolf
2. genitive of wolf

## Easily confused with
- **wove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wolves-vs-wove)
- **woven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wolves-vs-woven)
- **woes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woes-vs-wolves)
- **Wales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wales-vs-wolves)
- **waves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-wolves)
- **wives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wives-vs-wolves)
- **Wolfe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wolfe-vs-wolves)
- **Wiles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiles-vs-wolves)
- **Wilkes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wolves)
- **Welles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welles-vs-wolves)

## Common misspellings (9)
`owlves`, `wloves`, `wolevs`, `wollves`, `wolvess`, `wolvse`, `wolvves`, `wovles`, `wwolves`

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