# what's vs why's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/what-s-vs-why-s