# wasnt vs went

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wasnt
*contraction · frequency rank #11,493*
Alternative form of wasn't.

### went
*verb · IPA /wɛnt/ · frequency rank #300*
simple past of go

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