# where's

> English word · Contraction · IPA /wɛə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #6,200

## Definitions
1. Contraction of where + is.
2. Contraction of where + has.
3. Contraction of where + does.
4. Contraction of where + are.

## Easily confused with
- **whores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/where-s-vs-whores)
- **wheres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/where-s-vs-wheres)
- **whereas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/where-s-vs-whereas)
- **wherein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/where-s-vs-wherein)
- **whereby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/where-s-vs-whereby)
- **where** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/where-vs-where-s)
- **wheels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheels-vs-where-s)
- **when's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-s-vs-where-s)
- **where'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/where-d-vs-where-s)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hwere's`, `wehre's`, `wheer's`, `wher'es`, `where'ss`, `wheres'`, `wherre's`, `whhere's`, `whree's`, `wwhere's`

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