How Do You Spell WHAMO?
Pronunciation: [wˈɑːmə͡ʊ] (IPA) 
The word "whamo" is often spelled with an "h" or "w" at the beginning, but the correct spelling is "wham-o." This is due to the way the word is pronounced, with the stress on the first syllable which is spelled with "wh" and the second syllable spelled with "a" and "o" to represent the vowel sound. The phonetic transcription of "wham-o" is /ˈwæmoʊ/, with the stress on the first syllable and a schwa sound followed by a long "o" sound.
