# what's

> English word · Contraction · IPA /wɒts/ · frequency rank #645

## Definitions
1. What is.
2. What has.
3. What does.

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`hwat's`, `waht's`, `wha'ts`, `what'ss`, `whats'`, `whatt's`, `whhat's`, `whta's`, `wwhat's`

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