# wehen vs when

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wehen
*verb · IPA [ˈveːən] · frequency rank #13,067*
eine Luftströmung verursachen

### when
*adverb · IPA [wɛn] · frequency rank #8,658*
wann

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wehen-vs-when