W - French Pronunciation of W

The letter W is quite rare in French. It is found mainly in words borrowed from other languages and is nearly always pronounced with the same sound as in the source language; that is, like V for German words and like an English W in English words.


French words with W

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   wagon   (train car, truck load)

   wallon   (Walloon)

   week-end   (weekend)


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