# when's

> English word · Contraction · IPA /wɛnz/ · frequency rank #22,550

## Definitions
1. Contraction of when + is.
2. Contraction of when + has.
3. Contraction of when + does.
4. Contraction of when + was.

## Easily confused with
- **who's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-s-vs-who-s)
- **why's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-s-vs-why-s)
- **whence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-s-vs-whence)
- **wheres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-s-vs-wheres)
- **women's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-s-vs-women-s)
- **where's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-s-vs-where-s)
- **when** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-vs-when-s)
- **what's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-s-vs-when-s)
- **wheels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheels-vs-when-s)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hwen's`, `wehn's`, `whe'ns`, `when'ss`, `whenn's`, `whens'`, `whhen's`, `whne's`, `wwhen's`

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