# wether vs whether

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wether
*noun · IPA /ˈwɛðɚ/ · frequency rank #38,242*
A castrated goat.

### whether
*conjunction · IPA /ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #485*
Introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).

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