# wart, wot

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /wɔːt/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### wart
*/wɔːt/*
A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

### wot
*/wɔt/*
To know (in the sense of knowing a fact).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/wart