who's

/huːz/

//huːz// contraction

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The verdict

“who's” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,063 among 1,158 “W” headwords), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,063
frequency rank, Spanish
1,158
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quién es, quién esta, contracción de 'who is'.

Key facts for who's
PropertyValue
Headwordwho's
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechContraction
IPA/huːz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “who's” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). who's lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

who's is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,063 among 1,158 “W” headwords, classed as acontraction, transcribed /huːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

who's doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is who's, spelled W-H-O-'-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quién es, quién esta, contracción de 'who is'.
  2. 2
    Quién tiene, contracción de 'who has'.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "who's"?
"who's" is spelled W-H-O-'-S. The IPA pronunciation is /huːz/.
What does "who's" mean?
As a contraction, "who's" means: Quién es, quién esta, contracción de 'who is'.
How do you pronounce "who's"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "who's" is /huːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "who's" come from?
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Using “who's”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is W-H-O-'-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /huːz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list