# whats

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #8,625

## Definitions
1. plural of what; used as a stand-in to collectively pluralize arbitrary instances of things. Often used along with whys, hows, etc.

## Easily confused with
- **wits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-wits)
- **whit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-whit)
- **whos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-whos)
- **whet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-whet)
- **white** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-white)
- **who's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-who-s)
- **wheat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-wheat)
- **wrath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-wrath)
- **Wyatt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-wyatt)
- **Whyte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-whyte)
- **why's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-why-s)
- **whites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-whites)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/was-vs-whats)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-whats)
- **wha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wha-vs-whats)
- **what** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-vs-whats)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ways-vs-whats)
- **wars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wars-vs-whats)
- **watt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watt-vs-whats)
- **wham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wham-vs-whats)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hwats`, `wahts`, `whast`, `whatss`, `whatts`, `whhats`, `whtas`, `wwhats`

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