To pronounce "wa", say WA — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
wa
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Record yourself saying wa, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
1
Syllable
2
Letters
WA
Say it like
"wa" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with guffaw and draw, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: waah, wah — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Wa" has one syllable.
Wa: A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “wa” in the full dictionary →