Woosh or Whoosh?

Question

What's the standard spelling of this word in the industry?

I've seen it both ways, and I want to just settle once and for all the proper, accepted way it's used. A quick search comes up with most people spelling it "Whoosh".

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I default to 'whoosh'. I've seen 'woosh' but not often. Some people even call it a 'swoosh', 'swish' or 'wipe'!

Answer 2

wHoosh. The H adds the power! :P

Answer 3

Whoosh is the standard way to spell this word. Woosh is just a variant, onomatopoeic words sometimes have variants, such as yeah or yeh (yeh is the variant of yeah), or yea or yah.

Answer 4

I use the H also, but i usually think of the whoosh as the big processed and i reserve swish for smaller sounding stuff like the spoon whips before processing.

Answer 5

All in all i agree with Jay, though for me normally a whoosh is a form of non-diegetic stinger or transition, and swishes are diegetic movement, with swooshes as large-body ditto, like passing trains or tipping monoliths and such.

Answer 6

I always spell it as whoosh. Interestingly though, when you want a swoosh, that word has no "H" after the "W"

Answer 7

Whoosh is standard. Woosh is common across the pond (uk)... but for sfx libraries, always stick with the H!