W Phoneme Words

W Phoneme at a glance:

• Words with w include swam, want, wardrobe
• Words with wh include wheel, when, where
• Words with u include language, iguana

Spelling Frequencies:

• w - 81%
• wh - 13%
• u - 6.5%

Accent Differences

'wh’ is included as a spelling alternative for /w/. If your dialect pronounces ‘wh’ as /hw/, then the following percentages apply:

• ‘wh’ makes /hw/ 100% of the time (white)
• For /w/, the percentages change to: w (wet) – 92% and u (suede) – 7.5%