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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whose

/huːz/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables
whose
IPA
/huːz/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

det

Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

det

Of whom, belonging to whom.

det

Of which, belonging to which.

pron

That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

pron

That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

contraction

Misspelling of who's.

det

Honorific alternative letter-case form of whose, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /huːz/
  • British English: /huːz/

Phrases

whose foot the shoe is on whose ox is gored you and whose army

Frequently Paired Words

Who Whom

Homonyms

who's whos

Rhymes With

news lose choose who's views shoes reviews jews refuse blues cruise hughes

Questions

How do you pronounce whose?
The recorded pronunciation is /huːz/.
What does whose mean?
Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
Where does whose come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce whose

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