# would've

> English word · Contraction · IPA /ˈwʊdəv/ · frequency rank #3,919

## Definitions
1. Contraction of would + have, indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past.

## Common misspellings (11)
`owuld've`, `wolud've`, `woudl've`, `woul'dve`, `would'ev`, `would'vve`, `wouldd've`, `wouldv'e`, `woulld've`, `wuold've`, `wwould've`

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