# what're

> English word · Contraction · IPA [ˈwʌɾɚ] · frequency rank #34,348

## Definitions
1. Contraction of what + are.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`hwat're`, `waht're`, `wha'tre`, `what'er`, `what'rre`, `whatr'e`, `whatt're`, `whhat're`, `whta're`, `wwhat're`

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