# whoosh vs whos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### whoosh
*noun · IPA /ʍʊʃ/ · frequency rank #39,647*
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

### whos
*noun · IPA /huːz/ · frequency rank #27,029*
plural of who; often used along with whats, whys, hows, etc.

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