“Wet my appetite” or “whet my appetite”: which is correct?

Why people get it wrong

People often confuse wet with whet due to their similar pronunciation, leading to the incorrect usage in the phrase wet my appetite.

What kind of mistake it is

This is an idiomatic error resulting from a homophonic mix-up.

Examples with whet my appetite

• The aroma of the baking bread served to whet my appetite.
• The appetizer was designed to whet the guests’ appetites before the main course.
• Reading the book’s introduction whetted my appetite for more of the author’s work.