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“Wen” or “When”

wen / when are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

wen w·EH·n

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

when w·EH·n

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“wen”

  • In 1895 Wen joined the Revive China Society…
  • Nylan, Michael, 'The Chin wen/Ku wen Controversy in Han Times'…
  • …National Protection War broke out, Wen joined the National Protection Army…
  • Isabella Chien as Wen Ya-ching
  • In same August Wen returned to China, and became…
  • Later Wen returned to Peking, he was…
  • …China was established in 1912, Wen participated in the movement for…
  • Wen Tsung-yao () (1876 - November…
  • In 1908 Wen Tsung-yao was appointed Deputy President…
  • …the title of Prince of Wen.

“when”

  • …unexceptional life, but this changes when a younger, less sophisticated couple,…
  • When the driver releases the brake…
  • …accelerates, the transmission's computer determines when the second gear (which is…
  • …later, Dickerman left the firm when he was elected president of…
  • …largely dates back to 1939, when the state of Illinois purchased…
  • …in battle and killed himself when the enemy started questioning him.
  • When the floor-mounted gear selector lever…
  • …Henry Havelock Cummings in 1881, when Cummings was 23 years old.
  • …additional resistance to be found when the pedal is pressed fully…
  • …Lithuania became part of Russia when Poland was partitioned.

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