# wen vs wench

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wen
*noun · IPA /wɛn/ · frequency rank #15,307*
A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.

### wench
*noun · IPA /wɛnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #43,464*
A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.

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