Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whatcha

/ˈwʌt͡ʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: whatcha
IPA: /ˈwʌt͡ʃə/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of what + are + you.

Colloquial

contraction

Contraction of what + have + you.

Colloquial

contraction

Contraction of what + do + you.

Colloquial

contraction

Contraction of what + you.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Whatcha doin'?"
"Whatcha talking 'bout?"
"Whatcha sayin'?"
"There were plenty of ostentatiously noisy walkouts during the last half of Eric De Kuyper's Naughty Boys (Netherlands), which is understandable. On the other hand, I loved the film and found it continually fascinating, so whatcha gonna do?"
"Whatcha been up to?"
"Whatcha think?"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwat Proto-West Germanic *hwat Old English hwæt Middle English what English what English -cha English whatcha From what + -cha.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwʌt͡ʃə/
British English: /ˈwɒtʃə/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

watcha (alternative) wotcha (alternative) wotcher (alternative) whatchya (alternative) whutcha (alternative)

Derived Forms

whatchacallit

Homonyms

watcher wotcher (UK, non-rhotic)

Questions

How do you pronounce whatcha?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʌt͡ʃə/.
What does whatcha mean?: Contraction of what + are + you.
Where does whatcha come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwat Proto-West Germanic *hwat Old English hwæt Middle English what English what English -cha English whatcha From what + -cha.

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