In the English language, many words sound similar and hence sometimes misspelt while writing. The same situation happens with the words ‘Whome or Whom’. Whome and Whom is sometimes misplaced by people because of similar spelling and especially pronunciation.

Whome is the misspelling of the correct word being ‘Whom’ and thus no such word exists. In some dictionaries, ‘Whome’ is considered as the outdated spelling of ‘Whom’ which is no longer in use.

So, today in this article I will make you understand these two words and help you with the difference between them and how you can use the correct word in your sentences.

Whome Vs Whom

·        Meaning of Whom

The word ‘Whom’ is made from the pronoun ‘Who’. It denotes the object of the sentence. It can also be used as a relative pronoun that is to indicate someone who is already mentioned in the sentence before. Sometimes, in a sentence, it is used in place of repeating ‘who’.

Examples

To whom were you talking yesterday?

A number of friends went to the cafe, one of whom was a birthday boy.

He is Sahil with whom I have completed my graduation.

With whom would you like to go shopping?

This is my sister whom you met when you came to our house last year.

·        Meaning of Whome

As I said earlier, ‘Whome’ is just a misspelling of the ideal word ‘Whom’. This mistake is commonly made by people while writing because the words are similar in spelling and pronunciation.

Examples

Meet my friend, Clara, with whome I love to go for movie outings. (incorrect)

Whome is often misplaced with Whom because they are homophones.

To whome should I talk about this matter? (incorrect)

A group of people were passing by, one of whome was saying that they are going to Goa tonight. (incorrect)

The Final Words

The English language does not have a proper pattern while forming the words so we should check the dictionary before writing any word which sounds like homophones. The difference between the words ‘Whome Or Whom’ is that ‘Whom’ is the ideal word which is often misspelt with ‘Whome’ which is incorrect since the words are similar in sound and spelling. On the other hand, ‘Whom’ is a relative pronoun that is used to indicate something which is previously mentioned in the sentence. So, always remember ‘Whom’ I am the correct word to avoid mistakes while writing.