# wen, when

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

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

## The words

### wen
*/wɛn/*
A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.

### when
*/ˈwɛn/*
At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

## 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/when