You already corrected your spelling, and "wether" is a very obscure word--but it is a real word.
Many native speakers would not know it unless they were farmers.
A "wether" is a castrated sheep.
There is also a word "bellwether" which is fairly common. It was customary for flocks of sheep to have a leader who was usually a wether, and wore a bell around his neck. By extension a "bellwether" is someone who is in the lead of popular opinion.
"The State of Maine was once regarded as a bellwether of political opinion: 'as Maine goes, so goes the nation.'"