# where'd vs whereas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### where'd
*contraction · IPA /wɛəd/ · frequency rank #27,027*
Contraction of where + had.

### whereas
*adverb · IPA /weəɹˈæz/ · frequency rank #3,593*
Where (that).

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