# why's

> English word · Contraction · frequency rank #28,792

## Definitions
1. Contraction of why + is.
2. Contraction of why + has.
3. Contraction of why + does.

## Easily confused with
- **Whyte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/why-s-vs-whyte)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/why-vs-why-s)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ways-vs-why-s)
- **whos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whos-vs-why-s)
- **who's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-s-vs-why-s)
- **whats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whats-vs-why-s)
- **who'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/who-d-vs-why-s)
- **why'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/why-d-vs-why-s)
- **what's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/what-s-vs-why-s)
- **when's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-s-vs-why-s)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hwy's`, `wh'ys`, `whhy's`, `why'ss`, `whys'`, `whyy's`, `wwhy's`, `wyh's`

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