Wet your appetite vs. Whet your appetite

Wet your appetite

/wɛt jɔr ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

To make someone interested in something or eager to experience or learn more about it

Examples:

The aroma of baking bread will wet your appetite.A glimpse of the new drama series will wet your appetite.She showed him old travel photos to wet his appetite for adventure.

Synonyms:

stimulateenticetempt

Antonyms:

satisfy

Whet your appetite

/wɛt jɔr ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

To make someone eager or interested in something, particularly food.

Examples:

A preview of the film will whet your appetite for more.The appetizer platter was designed to whet your appetite.The trailer whet my appetite for the upcoming series.

Synonyms:

temptenticestimulate

Antonyms:

satiatedisinterest

Ways to tell them apart:

• Wet with an e is usually related to liquid or moisture.
• Whet with an h is related to sharpening or stimulating something, like appetite or curiosity.
• Remember that a knife gets "whet" on a whetstone; similarly, an appetite gets "whet" or sharpened, not "wet."