# what'd

> English word · Contraction · IPA /wʌd/ · frequency rank #30,652

## Definitions
1. Contraction of what + did.
2. Contraction of what + would.
3. Contraction of what + had.

## Easily confused with
- **whats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-d-vs-whats)
- **who'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-d-vs-who-d)
- **why'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-d-vs-why-d)
- **what's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-d-vs-what-s)
- **what're** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-d-vs-what-re)
- **what** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-vs-what-d)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hwat'd`, `waht'd`, `wha'td`, `what'dd`, `whatd'`, `whatt'd`, `whhat'd`, `whta'd`, `wwhat'd`

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