where's
/wɛə(ɹ)z/
"where-s" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“where's” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,200
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraction of where + is.
Corpus desk
Index EN-where-s · where's · English
where's · rank #6,200 · 10 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,200
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH vi
Nearest frequency peer: vi (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “where's”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vacuum
vacuum
93,804 corpus weight
- variations
variations
93,803 corpus weight
- vi
vi
93,802 corpus weight
- where's
where's
93,801 corpus weight
- wi
wi
93,800 corpus weight
- wont
wont
93,799 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “where's” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | where's |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /wɛə(ɹ)z/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,200 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “where's” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around where's (IPA /wɛə(ɹ)z/), acontraction. Corpus frequency is #6,200 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for where's, with forms such as "hwere's", "wehre's", and "wheer's". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "whores", "wheres", "whereas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is where's, spelled W-H-E-R-E-'-S.
Definition
- 1Contraction of where + is.
- 2Contraction of where + has.
- 3Contraction of where + does.
- 4Contraction of where + are.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how where's appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Where's your hat?
Where's she gone?
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hwere's
- wehre's
- wheer's
- wher'es
- where'ss
- wheres'
- wherre's
- whhere's
- whree's
- wwhere's
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of where's - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "where's", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "where's" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "whores". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,200 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.