# where'd vs whereby

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### whereby
*adverb · IPA /wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ · frequency rank #10,636*
By what, in which direction; how.

## 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-whereby