when'd
/wɛnd/contraction
when'd is a contraction meaning “When did” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled W-H-E-N-D, and it appears about once in every 44 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does when'd mean?
contraction
- 1
When did.
When'd you get back from holiday?
- 2
When had.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce when'd?
- /wɛnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is when'd?
When'd appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with when'd
Sounds like: wend (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).