# whenever

> English word · Conjunction · IPA /wəˈnɛvə/ · frequency rank #2,375

## Definitions
1. At any time that.
2. At the (single) time that, no matter when.
3. Every time that.
4. Regardless of the time that.
5. When.

## Etymology
From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + ever.

## Easily confused with
- **whoever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whenever-vs-whoever)
- **wherever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whenever-vs-wherever)
- **whomever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whenever-vs-whomever)
- **wheeler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheeler-vs-whenever)
- **whatever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whatever-vs-whenever)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hwenever`, `wehnever`, `wheenver`, `wheneevr`, `wheneverr`, `whenevre`, `whenevver`, `whennever`, `whenveer`, `whhenever`, `whneever`, `wwhenever`

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