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How Do You Spell W?

Correct spelling for the English word "W" is [d_ˈʌ_b_əl_j_ˌuː], [dˈʌbə͡ljˌuː], [dˈʌbə‍ljˌuː]] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

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Definition of W

  1. Is the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, which takes its written form and its name from the union of two V's, this being the form of the Roman capital letter which we call U, the name being given to it from its form, not its sound. W is precisely the ou of the French, and the u of the Spaniards, Italians, and Germans, With the other vowels it forms diphthongs; as, in well, want, will, dwell, pronounced ooell, ooant, ooill, dooell. At the end of words, after a and o W is often silent, as in law, saw, low, sow.

Common Misspellings for W

Below is the list of 234 misspellings for the word "w".

Usage Examples for W

  1. About two o'clock in the afternoon we perceived a sail in the S. S. W. We were not a little alarmed, believing that it was the same brig which we had seen some days before; for it was lying to, as if awaiting our approach. - "Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific" by Gabriel Franchere
  2. W. is Voute- Chilhac, pop. - "The South of France--East Half" by Charles Bertram Black
  3. Jennifer: W- w- w- w- why, Master Pippin? - "Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard" by Eleanor Farjeon
  4. W. P. Ker, vol. - "Chaucer and His Times" by Grace E. Hadow
  5. " So," continued the Lion, " are there really slaves of the W- w- w- witch around here?" - "Abducted to Oz" by Bob Evans and Chris Dulabone
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