Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

^w

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables
^w
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
1
Letters
1
Syllables
1
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Delete that last word.

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the visual representation of the terminal encoding of the keypress Ctrl-W, the "delete back to whitespace" command in GNU readline, which is commonly available in GNU shells and other command-line utilities.

Usage

Phrases

in Minecraft just kidding

Frequently Paired Words

^H in Minecraft just kidding

Questions

What does ^w mean?
Delete that last word.
Where does ^w come from?
From the visual representation of the terminal encoding of the keypress Ctrl-W, the "delete back to whitespace" command in GNU readline, which is commonly available in GNU shells and other command-line utilities.

How to pronounce ^w

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “^w”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “^w”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “^w” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.