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K vs W - What's the difference?

k | w |

As letters the difference between k and w

is that k is the eleventh letter of the while w is the twenty-third letter of the.

As symbols the difference between k and w

is that k is symbol for potassium while w is (label) symbol for tungsten.

k

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=j, next=l, image= (wikipedia k)

Letter

  • The eleventh letter of the .
  • See also

    (Latn-script) {{Letter , page=K , NATO=Kilo , Morse=–·– , Character=K , Braille=? }} * Uppercase: K * With cedilla: * With hook: * With * With acute: * With dot below: * With line below: * (kra) * (kappa) * (ka) Image:Latin K.png, Capital and lowercase versions of K , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter K.png, Uppercase and lowercase K in Fraktur

    Symbol

    (Voiceless velar plosive) (head)
  • voiceless velar plosive.
  • (label) Boltzmann's constant
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    w

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=v, next=x, image= (wikipedia w)

    Alternative forms

    * vv (obsolete)

    Letter

  • The twenty-third letter of the .
  • The first letter of (l) allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations east of the Mississippi river.
  • Symbol

    (Voiced labio-velar approximant) (head)
  • voiced labial-velar approximant
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * Turned: * * {{Letter , page=W , NATO=Whiskey , Morse=·–– , Character=W , Braille=? }} Image:Latin W.png, Capital and lowercase versions of W , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter W.png, Uppercase and lowercase W in Fraktur ----