# Wray

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,658

## Definitions
1. A village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067).
2. A small city, the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
From Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”).

## Easily confused with
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wray-vs-wy)
- **wry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wray-vs-wry)
- **writ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wray-vs-writ)
- **wren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wray-vs-wren)
- **wreak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wray-vs-wreak)
- **WA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wray)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/was-vs-wray)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/way-vs-wray)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/why-vs-wray)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/war-vs-wray)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wax-vs-wray)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wan-vs-wray)
- **WAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wal-vs-wray)
- **wah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wah-vs-wray)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-wray)
- **wha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wha-vs-wray)
- **wai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wai-vs-wray)
- **wad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wad-vs-wray)
- **wag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wag-vs-wray)
- **WAP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wap-vs-wray)

## Common misspellings (5)
`rway`, `wrayy`, `wrray`, `wrya`, `wwray`

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