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%