Spanish Consonant
The letter W is only found in words borrowed from other languages, and its pronunciation is not standardized. Below are the most common Spanish words with W and their pronunciation.
Por ejemplo…
| Spanish | W pronounced like … | English | ||
| wat | Spanish B or English W | watt | ||
| wáter | Spanish B | water closet, lavatory | ||
| wedge | English W | pitching wedge (golf) | ||
| weekend | English W | weekend | ||
| wélter | Spanish B | welterwight | ||
| whiskey | English W or GW | whiskey | ||
| windsurf | English W | windsurfing |
Please note that this explanation is only a guideline for the Spanish that I know, which is Castilian Spanish. There are many regional variations in Spanish pronunciation.
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