# that's

> English word · Contraction · IPA /ðəts/ · frequency rank #143

## Definitions
1. That is.
2. That has.
3. That was.
4. That does.

## Etymology
From that + 's (contraction of words ending in s).

## Easily confused with
- **thats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/that-s-vs-thats)
- **thatch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/that-s-vs-thatch)
- **that** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/that-vs-that-s)
- **Thais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thais-vs-that-s)
- **thanks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thanks-vs-that-s)
- **that'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/that-d-vs-that-s)
- **Thames** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thames-vs-that-s)
- **Thales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-that-s)
- **that'll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/that-ll-vs-that-s)

## Common misspellings (9)
`htat's`, `taht's`, `tha'ts`, `that'ss`, `thats'`, `thatt's`, `thhat's`, `thta's`, `tthat's`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/that-s