# whoops

> English word · Interjection · IPA /wʊps/ · frequency rank #16,621

## Definitions
1. Oops.

## Etymology
Onomatopoetic.

## Easily confused with
- **whos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoops-vs-whos)
- **woods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoops-vs-woods)
- **whores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoops-vs-whores)
- **whoosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoops-vs-whoosh)
- **whoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-whoops)
- **who's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-whoops)
- **whoop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoop-vs-whoops)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hwoops`, `whhoops`, `whoopps`, `whoopss`, `whoosp`, `whopos`, `whops`, `wohops`, `wwhoops`

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