Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wha

/wɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
wha
IPA
/wɑ/
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Pronunciation spelling of what.

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Initialism of World Health Assembly, the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 194 member states, first held in 1948.

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Initialism of Western Hockey Association.

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Initialism of World Hockey Association.

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Initialism of Women's Hockey Association.

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The station code of Whampoa in Hong Kong.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

whuh (alternative) wuh (alternative)

Derived Forms

bwuh

Phrases

hubba-wha say wha wha gwan

Frequently Paired Words

huh WHL WHO

Homonyms

waugh

Rhymes With

accra patois morna sangfroid gonna da huh uh cha duh bruh ae

Questions

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The recorded pronunciation is /wɑ/.
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Pronunciation spelling of what.

How to pronounce wha

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