whores

noun

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"whores" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“whores” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,463. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,463
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of whore

Corpus desk

Index EN-whores · whores · English

whores · rank #18,463 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,463
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH westward

Nearest frequency peer: westward (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “whores”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “whores” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

whores vs wore
67% similar
whores vs woes
67% similar
whores vs whos
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for whores
PropertyValue
Headwordwhores
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,463
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “whores”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).whoreslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “westward” (#18,462), “webber” (#18,461), “yin” (#18,465). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “whores” is #18,463. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around whores, anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,463 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of whore".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for whores, with forms such as "hwores", "whhores", and "whoers". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wore", "woes", "whos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is whores, spelled W-H-O-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of whore

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how whores appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. From the window of my red-light-district apartment I could watch the whores strutting back and forth, trying to entice their johns.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hwores
  • whhores
  • whoers
  • whoress
  • whorres
  • whorse
  • whroes
  • wohres
  • wwhores

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of whores - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hwores2whhores1whoers2whoress1whorres1whorse2whroes2wohres2
Edit distance from "whores"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "whores"?
"whores" is spelled W-H-O-R-E-S.
What does "whores" mean?
As a noun, "whores" means: plural of whore
What words are commonly confused with "whores"?
"whores" is commonly confused with "wore", "woes", "whos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "whores" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "whores", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

webber#18,461warped#18,458acidic#18,473Angola#18,481

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

amnesia9 variantsappellate9 variantssynth9 variantsstaffed9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list