# whereas

> English word · Adverb · IPA /weəɹˈæz/ · frequency rank #3,593

## Definitions
1. Where (that).

## Etymology
From where + as (“that”); first attested in the meaning of "where" in the 14th century. Compare thereas.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`hwereas`, `wehreas`, `wheeras`, `wheraes`, `whereass`, `wheresa`, `wherreas`, `whhereas`, `whreeas`, `wwhereas`

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