# what're vs what's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### what's
*contraction · IPA /wɒts/ · frequency rank #645*
What is.

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