whoso
obsolete
whoso is spelled W-H-O-S-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a pronoun, whoso means “whosoever, whatever person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whoso?
| Letters | 5: W-H-O-S-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is whoso?
Whoso appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 whoso?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-whoso.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with whoso
Also written: who so (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of whoso
- whomso
- whoseso
- who so
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whoso mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
pronoun
- 1
archaicwhosoever, whatever person
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whoso come from?
From Middle English hoe so, hoo so, hoo-so, from Old English hwā swā; equivalent to who + so.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).