# who's

> English word · Contraction · IPA /huːz/ · frequency rank #1,512

## Definitions
1. Who is.
2. Who has.
3. Who (whom) does

## Etymology
Contractions; who + 's.

## Easily confused with
- **whom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whom)
- **whoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whoa)
- **woes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-woes)
- **whos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whos)
- **whoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whoo)
- **whole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whole)
- **whose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whose)
- **woods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-woods)
- **whore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whore)
- **whoop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whoop)
- **why'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-why-d)
- **why's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-why-s)
- **whorl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whorl)
- **who've** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-who-ve)
- **whoops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whoops)
- **whores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whores)
- **whoosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whoosh)
- **who** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-vs-who-s)
- **whats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-who-s)
- **who'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-d-vs-who-s)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hwo's`, `wh'os`, `whho's`, `who'ss`, `whos'`, `woh's`, `wwho's`

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