Editing U (section)

===English===
In [[English language|English]], the letter {{angle brackets|u}} has four main pronunciations. There are "long" and "short" pronunciations. Short {{angbr|u}}, found originally in closed syllables, most commonly represents {{IPAslink|ʌ}} (as in 'duck'), though it retains its old pronunciation {{IPAslink|ʊ}} after [[labial consonant]]s in some words (as in 'put') and occasionally elsewhere (as in 'sugar'). Long {{angbr|u}}, found originally in words of French origin (the descendant of Old English long {{angbr|u}} was respelled as {{angbr|[[ou (digraph)|ou]]}}), most commonly represents {{IPAc-en|j|uː}} (as in 'mule'), reducing to {{IPAslink|uː}} after {{angbr|r}} (as in 'rule'), {{angbr|j}} (as in 'June') and sometimes (or optionally) after {{angbr|l}} (as in 'lute'), and after additional consonants in American English (a [[do–dew merger]]). (After {{angbr|s}}, {{IPA|/sjuː, zjuː/}} have assimilated to {{IPA|/ʃuː, ʒuː/}} in some words.)

The letter {{angbr|u}} is used in the digraphs {{angbr|au}} {{IPAslink|ɔː}}, {{angbr|ou}} (various pronunciations, but usually {{IPA|/aʊ/}}), and with the value of long {{angbr|u}} in {{angbr|eu}}, {{angbr|ue}}, and in a few words {{angbr|ui}} (as in 'fruit'). It often has the sound {{IPAslink|w}} before a vowel in the sequences {{angbr|qu}} (as in 'quick'), {{angbr|gu}} (as in 'anguish'), and {{angbr|su}} (as in 'suave'), though it is silent in final {{angbr|que}} (as in 'unique') and in many words with {{angbr|gu}} (as in 'guard').

Additionally, the letter {{angbr|u}} is used in [[text messaging]], the [[Internet slang|Internet]], and other written slang to denote 'you', by virtue of both being pronounced {{IPAc-en|j|uː}}.

Certain varieties of the English language (i.e. [[British English]], [[Canadian English]], etc.) use the letter U in words such as ''colour'', ''labour'', ''valour'', etc. In [[American English]], the letter is not used, and the words mentioned are spelled as ''color'' and so on.

It is the thirteenth most frequently used letter in the English language,{{When|date=May 2024|reason=Datas may change.}} with a frequency of about 2.8% in words.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequency Table |url=https://pi.math.cornell.edu/~mec/2003-2004/cryptography/subs/frequencies.html |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=pi.math.cornell.edu}}</ref>