waifu
\wɛj.fu\
The verdict
“waifu” is uncommon French (frequency #90,304 among 27,995 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,304
- frequency rank, French
- 27,995
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personnage féminin fictif (généralement d’un manga, anime ou jeu vidéo) envers lequel quelqu’un est attiré, amoureux.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | waifu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \wɛj.fu\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #90,304 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “waifu” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
waifu is uncommon French at frequency #90,304 among 27,995 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \wɛj.fu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for waifu in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is waifu, spelled W-A-I-F-U.
Definition
- 1Personnage féminin fictif (généralement d’un manga, anime ou jeu vidéo) envers lequel quelqu’un est attiré, amoureux.
- 2Personnage féminin d’une œuvre de fiction japonaise (tels que animes, manga, jeux vidéos &c.).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “waifu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is W-A-I-F-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \wɛj.fu\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.