Spanish pronunciation: Semiconsonantes - /w/

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for semiconsonantes - /w/.

Quick tip

Glide quickly from these sounds into the following vowel.

Letters and IPA

Practice words

• wifi

• web

• whisky

• windsurf

• waterpolo

Minimal pairs

• wifi / bifi
• web / beb
• whisky / bisqui
• windsurf / vindsurf
• waterpolo / baterpolo

How to produce this sound

Round your lips as if saying 'oo' in 'food', but start with your tongue high and near the back of your mouth. Voice the sound as in 'water'.

Common mix-ups

• wifi / bifi
• web / beb
• whisky / bisqui
• windsurf / vindsurf
• waterpolo / baterpolo

Closest comparison

water, window, week, wonder, wait