# where vs whose

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### where
*adverb · IPA /ˈwɛɚ/ · frequency rank #107*
In, at or to what place.

### whose
*determiner · IPA /huːz/ · frequency rank #919*
Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

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