whose

/huːz/

//huːz// pron

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The verdict

“whose” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #77,792 in Spanish word frequency and used as a pronoun.

#77,792
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De quién, de quiénes.

Key facts for whose
PropertyValue
Headwordwhose
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/huːz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “whose” 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). whose lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for whose is 5 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /huːz/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,792 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for whose in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    De quién, de quiénes.
  2. 2
    Cuyo, cuyos, cuya, cuyas.

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

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is W-H-O-S-E - 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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list