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                                                                    🇺🇸 /ˈhwət/
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                                                                                                    🇬🇧 /wˈɒt/
                                                            

                                            


                    

                        

                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                    

                    


                    

                                                    
                            
                                                


                    
                    

                                                    
                            
                                                


                                            

                            

                                

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                                Quick facts about “what”
                            

                            
                            

                                                            
What is a 1-syllable English word. It is pronounced /ˈhwət/ in American English and /wˈɒt/ in British English. On finesentence.com it has translations into 21 languages. It ranks #46 among the most common English words.

                            
                                                    

                    
                                            

                            

                                Origin of 'what'
                            

                            

                                                                
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See also:
                                                                                    whatsoever.                                                                            

                                                            

                        

                    
                                            

                            

                                Rhymes
                            

                            

                                What rhymes with
                                                                                                            phut,                                                                                                                                                 but,                                                                                                                                                 cut,                                                                                                                                                 somewhat,                                                                                                                                                 shut,                                                                                                                                                 hut,                                                                                                                                                 nut and                                                                                                                                                 gut.                                                                                                

                            

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                                Word Frequency Rank
                            

                            

                                
At rank #46, this is one of the most fundamental words in English. It's absolutely essential to master this word as it forms the backbone of English communication and appears in almost every conversation or text.