# whoa, woe

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

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

## The words

### whoa
*/wəʊ/*
Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.

### woe
*/wəʊ/*
Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.

## 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/whoa