# wye

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwaɪ/ · frequency rank #38,694

## Definitions
1. The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
2. A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.

## Etymology
Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Old French ui or gui.

## Easily confused with
- **WYO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wye-vs-wyo)
- **wynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wye-vs-wynn)
- **Wynne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wye-vs-wynne)
- **Wylie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wye-vs-wylie)
- **Wyeth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wye-vs-wyeth)
- **y** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wye-vs-y)
- **w** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/w-vs-wye)
- **we** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/we-vs-wye)
- **WA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wye)
- **wi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wi-vs-wye)
- **Wu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-wye)
- **wo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wye)
- **WC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wc-vs-wye)
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wt-vs-wye)
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ws-vs-wye)
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wv-vs-wye)
- **WD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wd-vs-wye)
- **WL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wl-vs-wye)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wy-vs-wye)
- **WF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wf-vs-wye)

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