# what'd vs what're

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### what'd
*contraction · IPA /wʌd/ · frequency rank #30,652*
Contraction of what + did.

### what're
*contraction · IPA [ˈwʌɾɚ] · frequency rank #34,348*
Contraction of what + are.

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