# wot

> English word · Verb · IPA /wɔt/ · frequency rank #28,090

## Definitions
1. To know (in the sense of knowing a fact).

## Etymology
From Middle English woten, from Old English weotan. An extension of the present-tense form of wit (verb) to apply to all forms.

## Easily confused with
- **Wu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wu)
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wt)
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-ws)
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wv)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wy)
- **wow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wow)
- **WTF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wtf)
- **WWE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wwe)
- **WWW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-www)
- **WTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wto)
- **WWF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wwf)
- **wut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wut)
- **WSJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wsj)
- **WTH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wth)
- **wry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wry)
- **WTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wtc)
- **wye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wye)
- **WPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wpa)
- **WSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wsu)
- **WYO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wot-vs-wyo)

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