# wherever

> English word · Adverb · IPA /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ · frequency rank #4,567

## Definitions
1. Where ever; an emphatic form of where.
2. In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.
3. The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.

## Etymology
From where + ever.

## Easily confused with
- **whoever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wherever-vs-whoever)
- **whomever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wherever-vs-whomever)
- **wheeler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheeler-vs-wherever)
- **whatever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whatever-vs-wherever)
- **whenever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whenever-vs-wherever)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hwerever`, `wehrever`, `wheerver`, `whereevr`, `whereverr`, `wherevre`, `wherevver`, `wherrever`, `wherveer`, `whherever`, `whreever`, `wwherever`

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