who're
[hʊɚ]contraction
who're is spelled W-H-O-R-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, who're means “Who are” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in who're?
| Letters | 5: W-H-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is who're?
Who're appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce who're?
- US [hʊɚ]
- US [huːɹ]
Who're has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-who're.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-who're.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does who're mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
Who are.
It is you who're in the wrong.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).