wc
/ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/noun
wc is spelled W-C: 2 letters. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wc means “Initialism of word choice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wc?
| Letters | 2: W-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wc?
Wc appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce wc?
- /ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-WC.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wc
- w.c.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wc mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of word choice.
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKInitialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet.
- 2
Initialism of word choice.
- 3
Abbreviation of world championship.
- 4
Abbreviation of world cup.
- 5
Initialism of white couple.
- 6
Initialism of world conquest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wc in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abbreviation for water closet:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | w.-c. |
| Spanish | WC |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.