whom

/huːm/

//huːm// pron

The verdict

“whom” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,704 among 110 “W” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,704
frequency rank, Portuguese
110
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a quem

Corpus desk

Index PT-whom · whom · Portuguese

whom · rank #60,704 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,704
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 110
  • PHOTO-FINISH ínterim

Nearest frequency peer: ínterim (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “whom”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “whom” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for whom
PropertyValue
Headwordwhom
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/huːm/
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,704
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “whom” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).whomcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ínterim” (#60,707), “velocímetro” (#60,693), “vasectomia” (#60,692). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “whom” fica em #60,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

whom is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,704 among 110 “W” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed /huːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a quem".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for whom, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is whom, spelled W-H-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    a quem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how whom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. to whom it may concern

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "whom"?
"whom" is spelled W-H-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is /huːm/.
What does "whom" mean?
As a pronoun, "whom" means: a quem
How do you pronounce "whom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "whom" is /huːm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "whom" come from?
"whom" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "whom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list