English pronunciation
How to pronounce “whoa”
Phonetic spelling
HOH
IPA /ˈhoʊ/
Syllable stress
HOH
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “whoa”?
w h o a
“whoa” is spelled W-H-O-A. It is pronounced HOH, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
Whoa, that roller coaster was amazing!
Whoa, slow down and tell me what happened.