w
/ʋ/
- Language
- Dutch
- Unit
- Medeklinkers
- IPA
- /ʋ/
- Practice words
- 5
Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for halfklinkers - /ʋ/.
Quick tip
Glides are pronounced quickly, moving from one vowel position to another.
Letters and IPA
Practice words
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water
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wonen
-
winkel
-
werken
-
wereld
Minimal pairs
- was / was/bas
- wei / wei/fei
- wel / wel/fel
- weer / weer/meer
- wakker / wakker/bakker
How to produce this sound
Round your lips slightly and let the air pass with very light friction, between English v and w.
Common mix-ups
- weer / meer
- wel / fel
- wijn / fijn
- wakker / bakker
- west / best
Closest comparison
This sound is not present in English.
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