# ways vs why's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ways
*noun · IPA /weɪz/ · frequency rank #939*
plural of way

### why's
*contraction · frequency rank #28,792*
Contraction of why + is.

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