# wept vs whet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wept
*verb · IPA /wɛpt/ · frequency rank #21,419*
simple past and past participle of weep

### whet
*verb · IPA /ˈwɛt/ · frequency rank #46,265*
To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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