• UU,Uu,VV,Vv(obsolete)

From a modification of theLatin letterV(“ve”), from theEtruscan letter𐌖(u,“u”), from theAncient Greek letterΥ(U,“ypsilon”), derived from thePhoenician letter𐤅(w,“waw”), from theEgyptian hieroglyph𓏲.

Its use as a symbol for tungsten is based onGermanWolfram.

W (lower casew)

1. The twenty-third letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter W):  Ẃẃ  Ẁẁ  Ŵŵ  Ẅẅ  Ẇẇ  Ẉẉ  W̊ẘ  Ⱳⱳ  ᴡ  Ｗｗ
• (Letter combinations):  Ꜳꜳ  Ææ  ᴁᴭ  Ǽǽ  Ǣǣ  Ꜵꜵ  Åå  Ꜷꜷ  Ꜹꜹ  Ꜻꜻ  Ꜽꜽ  ct  ȸ  DZDzdz  DŽDždž  ᴂᵆ  ᴔ  &  ff  fi  ffi  fl  ffl  ℔  IJij  LJLjlj  Ỻỻ  Ŋŋ  NJNjnj  Œœ  ɶ  Ꝏꝏ  Ȣȣᴕ  ȹ  ẞß  ſtst  ᵫ  Ůů  Ww  Ꝡꝡ

W

1. (chemistry)Chemical symbol fortungsten.
2. (metrology)Symbol forwatt.
3. (biochemistry)IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation fortryptophan.
4. (physics)work
5. (historical)Wedgwood scale of temperature
6. (Voice Quality Symbols)whisper

• (metrology):lm/W,W/m²

• Letter styles
•  
  Uppercase and lowercase versions ofW, in normal and italic type
•  
  Uppercase and lowercaseW inFraktur

Character=W

Other representations of W:

Name of letter

• (UK)IPA^(key):/ˈdʌb(əl)juː/
• (US)IPA^(key):/ˈdʌbə(l)ju/, sometimes reduced to/ˈdʌbjə/.
• (US,abbreviation,rare,nonstandard)IPA^(key):/ˈdʌb/

• Audio(General Australian):

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• Rhymes:-ʌbəlju,-ʌbjə,-ʌb

W (upper case,lower casew,pluralWsorW's)

1. The twenty-thirdletter of the Englishalphabet, calleddouble U and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)letter;A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u,V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

Abbreviations of various words beginning with W.

W (pluralWs)

1. Abbreviation ofwomen(sign on toilet door).

   Coordinate term:M(“men”)

   • 2001, Jonathan Franzen,The Corrections, New York, NY:Farrar, Straus and Giroux,→ISBN,page332:

     From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M orW in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.

2. (uncountable)Abbreviation ofwest.

   Coordinate terms:E(“east”),N(“north”),S(“south”)

3. Abbreviation ofWednesday.

   Synonyms:Wed,Wed.

   Coordinate terms:Su,M,Tu,Th,F,Sa

5. (sports)Abbreviation ofwins (statistic).

   Coordinate terms:L(“losses”),T(“ties”)

7. (countable,Internetslang)Abbreviation ofwin.

   Coordinate term:L(“loss”)

   You say that like it's not an absoluteW.

8. (cricket)Abbreviation ofwicket.
9. (law enforcement)Abbreviation ofwarrant.

• (sports):OTW
• (compass):NNW,NW,SSW,SW,WNW,WSW
• (internet slang):dub,W community,W/L community
• (others):C of W,W particle,W-2 employee,W-sitting,W chromosome,W-League,Lambert W function,W in the chat

W (comparativemoreW,superlativemostW)

1. (slang)Excellent,top-notch (abbreviation ofwinner).(Compare nounsense 4 andsense 5.)

   Antonym:L(“bad, subpar”)

   You, sir, are aW man.

   You got her number?Wrizz!

W

1. (US politics,informal)George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rdpresident of theUnited States (2001–2009).

   Synonyms:Dubya,GWB

W

1. (Stenoscript)Abbreviation ofweek.
2. (Stenoscript)Abbreviation ofwest.

W

1. The twentieth letter in the Afar alphabet.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,B b,T t,S s,E e,C c,K k,X x,I i,D d,Q q,R r,F f,G g,O o,L l,M m,N n,U u,W w,H h,Y y

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/vɪə/

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-thirdletter of the Afrikaansalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)letter;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

W (pluralW's,diminutiveW'tjie)

1. W

• IPA^(key):/ube bikoi̯t͡s̻/,[u.β̞e̞ β̞i.ko̞i̯t͡s̻]

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-fourthletter of the Basquealphabet, calleduve bikoitz and written in theLatin script.

• Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,B b,C c (Ç ç),D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,Ñ ñ,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ü ü),V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ˈbe ˈðob.blə]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[ˈve ˈðob.blə]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈve ˈðo.ble]

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-thirdletter of the Catalanalphabet, calledve doble and written in theLatin script.

• Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

• (Latin-script letters)lletres;A a (À à),B b,C c (Ç ç),D d,E e (É é,È è),F f,G g,H h,I i (Í í,Ï ï),J j,K k,L l (L·L l·l),M m,N n,O o (Ó ó,Ò ò),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ú ú,Ü ü),V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

• /ʋ/ is from West Germanic stem-initial*w.
• For the origin of/v/, seeV.

• /ʋ/,(chiefly Moselle Franconian also)/v/,(coda)[f]

W

1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

W

1. (Internetslang)Alternative form of萬 /万(wàn)

W

1. The twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet.

W

1. The twenty-third letter used inPinyin.

• 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
• The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

• IPA^(key):/dɔbəlveː/,[ˈd̥ʌb̥əlˌveːˀ]

W (lowercasew)

1. the twenty-third letter of the Danish alphabet

• (Latin-script letters)bogstav;A a (Á á),B b,C c,D d,E e (É é),F f,G g,H h,I i (Í í),J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,O o (Ó ó),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ú ú),V v,W w,X x,Y y (Ý ý),Z z,Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ),Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ),Å å

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ʋeː/

• Audio:

  (file)

W (capital,lowercasew)

1. the twenty-third letter of the Dutch alphabet

W

1. Abbreviation ofwest;west

• Previous letter:V
• Next letter:X

W

1. Abbreviation ofuesto(“west”).

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, andW for information on the development of the glyph itself.

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. Aletter of the Finnishalphabet, calledkaksoisvee and written in theLatin script.

• In the Finnish alphabet,W is a variant ofV.
• Used only in loanwords, old/archaic language and proper names with old spelling (e.g.Wirtanen). Specifically,W was still used when Finnish was typed infraktur (blackletter), but as the Roman type replaced it in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,V took its place.

• (Latin-script letters)kirjain;A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s (Š š),T t,U u,V v (W w),X x,Y y,Z z (Ž ž),Å å,Ä ä,Ö ö

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/veː/

  • Audio:

    (file)

  • Homophone:weh
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/v/,[v],[ʋ]
  • /v/ is almost invariably[ʋ] inschw-, zw- (andqu-). Otherwise both are in free variation; as a broad tendency[v] is more northern,[ʋ] more southern.

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-third letter of the German alphabet.

W

1. Abbreviation ofWest(“west”)

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):[ˈv]
• (letter name):IPA^(key):[ˈduplɒveː]

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. A letter of the extended Hungarianalphabet, calleddupla vé and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)betű;A a,Á á,B b,C c,Cs cs,D d,Dz dz,Dzs dzs,E e,É é,F f,G g,Gy gy,H h,I i,Í í,J j,K k,L l,Ly ly,M m,N n,Ny ny,O o,Ó ó,Ö ö,Ő ő,P p,R r,S s,Sz sz,T t,Ty ty,U u,Ú ú,Ü ü,Ű ű,V v,Z z,Zs zs.Only in the extended alphabet:Q qW wX xY y.Commonly used: ch.Also defined: à ë.In surnames (selection):äaaczdseéeöewoeoóthts ÿ.

• IPA^(key):/w/

W (lower casew)

1. The twenty-thirdletter of the Idoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)litero;A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u,V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

• (letter name):
  • likevudoppia,doppiavuor(traditional)likedoppiovu
    • Rhymes:-oppja,-u
  • (in English contexts)IPA^(key):/ˈda.blju/,/ˈda.bol ˈju/
    • Rhymes:-ablju,-u
  • (for brevity in common acronyms)likevu
    • Rhymes:-u
• (phonemic realization)IPA^(key):/v/,/w/(varies depending on the source language of the loanword)

W f orm (invariable,upper case,lower casew)

1. the twenty-third letter of theLatin alphabet, calleddoppia vu orvu doppia in Italian

• The letterW is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords.

W

1. viva,evviva(“up with”)

   Antonym:M(“down with”)

• (Latin-script letters)lettera;A a (À à),B b,C c,D d,E e (É é,È è),F f,G g,H h,I i (Í í,Ì ì,Πî,J j,K k),L l,M m,N n,O o (Ó ó,Ò ò),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ú ú,Ù ù),V v (W w,X x,Y y),Z z
•  Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• W inLuciano Canepari,Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

W(ダブル)• (daburu) 

1. Alternative spelling ofダブル(“double”)

• ダブリュー(daburyū)

Borrowed fromTagalogW. Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishW.

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/dobolˈju/[do.bʊlˈju]
  • IPA^(key):(Sagada & parts of Sabangan)/doborˈju/[do.bʊrˈju]
  • Rhymes:-u
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/w/[w]

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-fifthletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet, calleddobolyu and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)letra;A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,Ñ ñ,Ng ng,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u,V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN, pages10-11

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andW for development of the glyph itself.

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The thirtiethletter of the Kashubianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,Ą ą,àã,B b,C c,D d,E e,É é,Ë ë,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Ł ł,M m,N n,O o,Ò ò,Ó ó,Ô ô,P p,R r,S s,T t,U u,Ù ù,W w,Y y,Z z,Ż ż

• IPA^(key):/w/

W (lower casew)

1. The thirtiethletter of the Lower Sorbianalphabet, calledwej and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)pismik;A a,B b,C c,Č č,Ć ć,D d,E e,Ě ě,F f,G g,H h,Ch ch,I i,J j,K k,Ł ł,L l,M m,N n,Ń ń,O o (Ó ó),P p,R r,Ŕ ŕ,S s,Š š,Ś ś,T t,U u,W w,Y y,Z z,Ž ž,Ź ź
• (obsolete letters)B́b́,Ėė,Ḿḿ,Ṕṕ,ſ,ß,Ꞩẜ,Ẃẃ

• (Name of letter)IPA^(key):[dabliu],[dabəliu],[dabəlju],[dablju]
• (Phoneme)IPA^(key):[w]

W

1. The twenty-thirdletter of the Malayalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u,V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

W (lower casew)

1. Aletter of the Navajoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a (Á á,Ą ą,Ą́ ą́),B b,Ch ch,Chʼ chʼ,D d,Dl dl,Dz dz,E e (É é,Ę ę,Ę́ ę́),G g,Gh gh,H h,Hw hw,X x,I i (Í í,Į į,Į́ į́),J j,K k,Kʼ kʼ,Kw kw,ʼ,L l,Ł ł,M m,N n (Ń ń),O o (Ó ó,Ǫ ǫ,Ǫ́ ǫ́),S s,Sh sh,T t,Tʼ tʼ,Tł tł,Tłʼ tłʼ,Ts ts,Tsʼ tsʼ,W w,Y y,Z z,Zh zh

W (upper caseW,lower casew)

1. the 23th letter of the Norwegian alphabet

Only in loan words and foreign names. Also used in old inscriptions and texts instead ofv.

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/w/

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-seventhletter of the Nupealphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)banki;A a (Á á,À à),B b,C c,D d,Dz dz,E e (É é,È è),F f,G g,Gb gb,H h,I i (Í í,Ì ì),J j,K k,Kp kp,L l,M m (Ḿ ḿ,M̀ m̀,M̄ m̄),N n (Ń ń,Ǹ ǹ,N̄ n̄),O o (Ó ó,Ò ò),P p,R r,S s,Sh sh,T t,Ts ts,U u (Ú ú,Ù ù),V v,W w,Y y,Z z,Zh zh

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, andW for development of the glyph itself.

• IPA^(key):/ˈvu/

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-eighthletter of the Polishalphabet, calledwu and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,Ą ą,B b,C c,Ć ć,D d,E e,Ę ę,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Ł ł,M m,N n,Ń ń,O o,Ó ó,P p (Q q),R r,S s,Ś ś,T t,U u (V v),W w (X x),Y y,Z z,Ź ź,Ż ż

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-thirdletter of the Portuguesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)letra;A a (Á á,À à, â,àã),B b,C c (Ç ç),D d,E e (É é,Ê ê),F f,G g,H h,I i (Í í),J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,O o (Ó ó,Ô ô,Õ õ),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ú ú),V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. A letter used to represent thevoicedlabial-velarapproximant (/w/) in the International Standard orthography.

• Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “w”, inニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha,→ISBN, page16

• IPA^(key):/v/,/w/,/u/

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-eighthletter of the Romanianalphabet, calleddublu ve ordublu vî and written in theLatin script.

Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,Ă ă, â,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,Πî,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,Ș ș,T t,Ț ț,U u,V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

• IPA^(key):/w/

W

1. The thirty-thirdletter of the Saanichalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A,Á,Ⱥ,B,C,Ć,Ȼ,D,E,H,I,Í,J,K,Ꝁ,Ꝃ,₭,Ḵ,Ḱ,L,Ƚ,M,N,Ṉ,O,P,Q,S,Ś,T,Ⱦ,Ṯ,Ŧ,U,W,W̱,X,X̱,Y,Z,s,¸

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian language article on Wikipedia for more, andW for development of the glyph itself.

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The thirtiethletter of the Silesianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,àã,B b,C c,Ć ć,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,Ł ł,M m,N n,Ń ń,O o,Ŏ ŏ,Ō ō,Ô ô,Õ õ,P p,R r,S s,Ś ś,T t,U u,W w,Y y,Z z,Ź ź,Ż ż

W (capital,lowercasew)

1. The thirty-secondletter of the Slovenealphabet (Resian), written in theLatin script.

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/w/,/u̯/,/ʉ̯/
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/wæʉ̯/

Wupper case (lower casew)

1. The twentiethletter of the Somalialphabet, calledwaw and written in theLatin script.

1. The twentieth letter of theSomali alphabet, which followsArabicabjad order. It is preceded byN and followed byH.

• (Latin-script letters)ʼ,B b,T t,J j,X x,Kh kh,D d,R r,S s,Sh sh,Dh dh,C c,G g,F f,Q q,K k,L l,M m,N n,W w,H h,Y y,A a,E e,I i,O o,U u

• IPA^(key):(phoneme)/w/,/ɡw/,/β/
• IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˌube ˈdoble/[ˌu.β̞e ˈð̞o.β̞le]
• IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˈdoble ˌbe/[ˈd̪o.β̞le ˌβ̞e]

  • Audio(Spain):

    (file)

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. the 24th letter of the Spanish alphabet

   Synonyms:(Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico)doble u,(Latin America)doble ve,(Spain)uve doble,(Peru)ve doble

Although W is part of the Spanish Alphabet, it is only used in loanwords.

• (Latin-script letters)letra;A a (Á á),B b,C c,D d,E e (É é),F f,G g,H h,I i (Í í),J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,Ñ ñ,O o (Ó ó),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ú ú,Ü ü),V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

• V(variant of)
• dubbel-V(spelled out)

Borrowed fromGermanW andEnglishW,derived fromLatinV,derived fromLatinU.^[1] First attested in 1717.^[2]

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. the 23rd (or optional) letter of the Swedish alphabet

• Within most acronyms, the pronunciation of the separate letter is identical to that ofV.
• The letter is often described as an optional inclusion to the Swedish alphabet.
• Since 2006 the letter has been categorised as a separate letter by the dictionarySvenska Akademins Ordlista (SAOL). Before that, it was viewed as a variant of the letterV and sorted thereunder.^[3]

Borrowed fromEnglishW. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishW.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin characterᜏ(wa).

Formerly, the letterU was used to represent/w/ in the Spanish-based orthography.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈdobolju/[ˌd̪oː.bolˈju](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-obolju
  • IPA^(key):/ˈwa/[ˈwa](letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-a
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔu/[ˈʔu](phoneme)

W (upper case,lower casew,Baybayin spellingᜇᜓᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. The twenty-fifthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet), calleddobolyu and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)titik;A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,Ñ ñ,Ng ng,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u,V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

W (upper case,lower casew,Baybayin spellingᜏ)

1. The nineteenthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbakada alphabet), calledwa and written in theLatin script.

• “W”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018

• IPA^(key):/uː/

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-eighthletter of the Welshalphabet, calledw and written in theLatin script.It is preceded byU and followed byY.

• W cannot be mutated but when representing a vowel, does takeh-prothesis, for example with the wordwy(“egg”):

• However, when it represents the semivowel/w/, W cannot be mutated.

• (Latin-script letters)llythyren;A a (Á á,À à, â,Ä ä),B b,C c,Ch ch,D d,Dd dd,E e (É é,È è,Ê ê,Ë ë),F f,Ff ff,G g,Ng ng,H h,I i (Í í,Ì ì,Πî,Ï ï),J j,L l,Ll ll,M m,N n,O o (Ó ó,Ò ò,Ô ô,Ö ö),P p,Ph ph,R r,Rh rh,S s,T t,Th th,U u (Ú ú,Ù ù,Û û,Ü ü),W w (Ẃ ẃ,Ẁ ẁ,Ŵ ŵ,Ẅ ẅ),Y y (Ý ý,Ỳ ỳ,Ŷ ŷ,Ÿ ÿ)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “W”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/w/
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/wí/

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-fourthletter of the Yorubaalphabet, calledwí and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)lẹ́tà;A a (Á á,À à,Ā ā),B b,D d,E e (É é,È è,Ē ē),Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́,Ẹ̀ ẹ̀,Ẹ̄ ẹ̄),F f,G g,Gb gb,H h,I i (Í í,Ì ì,Ī ī),J j,K k,L l,M m (Ḿ ḿ,M̀ m̀,M̄ m̄),N n (Ń ń,Ǹ ǹ,N̄ n̄),O o (Ó ó,Ò ò,Ō ō),Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́,Ọ̀ ọ̀,Ọ̄ ọ̄),P p,R r,S s,Ṣ ṣ,T t,U u (Ú ú,Ù ù,Ū ū),W w,Y y
• (Benin)
• (Latin-script letters)lɛ́tà;A a,B b,D d,E e,Ɛ ɛ,F f,G g,Gb gb,H h,I i,J j,K k,Kp kp,L l,M m,N n,O o,Ɔ ɔ,P p,R r,S s,Sh sh,T t,U u,W w,Y y

W (upper case,lower casew)

1. The twenty-thirdletter of the Zulualphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,J j,K k,L l,M m,N n,O o,P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u,V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z