# what vs whiz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### what
*determiner · IPA /wɒt/ · frequency rank #46*
Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.

### whiz
*verb · IPA /wɪz/ · frequency rank #33,087*
To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.

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