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“Whoa” or “Woe”

whoa / woe 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.

Definitions

What each term means

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

whoa w·OW

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

woe w·OW

  • nounintense mournfulness.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“whoa”

  • Whoa (Earl Sweatshirt song)
  • "Whoa" is a song by American

“woe”

  • two earlier EPs, Pedestal and Woe Betide.
  • love are indeed fortunate, but woe betide them who demand it";
  • Canning, Tales of Wonder and Woe, Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY,
  • recorded on a seven-track EP, Woe Betide (November 1995), which was
  • with the plot, Tale of Woe; where a village has fallen
  • 2009 Tales of Wonder and Woe, Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY,
  • Woe Betide (November 1995) – Lance
  • spent approximately $14 million to woe IOC members.
  • by Vasily Zhukovsky, Alexander Griboyedov (Woe from Wit 1831 featuring both
  • However, woe betide anyone who gets in

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