# wants vs whats

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wants
*noun · IPA /wɑnts/ · frequency rank #581*
plural of want

### whats
*noun · frequency rank #8,625*
plural of what; used as a stand-in to collectively pluralize arbitrary instances of things. Often used along with whys, hows, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wants-vs-whats