Which to use
“whores” and “whos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,463
- “whores” frequency rank
- #27,029
- “whos” frequency rank
- 45492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | whores | whos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of whore | plural of who; often used along with whats, whys, hows, etc. |
Letter map: whores vs whos
Shared letters muted; letters that set whores and whos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. whores runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against whos's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - whores / whos
whores and whos are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
whores is recorded at frequency rank #18,463, classified as anoun. whos is at rank #27,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced /huːz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45492, this pair ranks #220,792 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of whores vs whos
Shared letters: hosw. Private to "whores": er. Private to "whos": -.
"whores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "whos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "whores" and "whos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "whores" vs "whos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "whores" and "whos".
- Full dictionary entry for "whores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "whos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,792 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "whores" and "whos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whorl vs whos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #220,792 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.