a white vs an white

The correct phrase is 'a white.' The use of 'a' or 'an' before a word depends on the sound that follows it. In this case, 'white' starts with a consonant sound, so 'a' is the appropriate article to use.

Last updated: April 05, 2024 • 1689 views

a white

Correct. 'A' is used before words that start with a consonant sound.

Use 'a' before words that start with a consonant sound. For example, 'a white car' or 'a white shirt.'

Examples:

a white car
a white shirt
a white house
a white cat
a white fence

Show examples from the web [+]

The kid was totally a white belt and I'm gigantic.
One can say, a white box is just a white box, sure.
I need a white wine spritzer.
He graduated from a white college.
Vehicle is a white panel truck.
Indian and a white man breaking bread together.
Pretend he's a white noise machine.
Description: 2'-O-fucosyllactose is a white to off-white powder.
Apply hydrogen peroxide on a white cloth.
Every magician needs a white dove.
He's a white male, mid-30s.
We saw a guy in a white Lada.
We got a white bronco heading east into the forest.
That went to a white man.
It was a white Chevrolet four-door Impala.
We're talkin' murder of a white man.
I once swept red wine off a white carpet.
Maybe they've never seen a white woman before.
The illusion that it makes a white woman more like Billie Holiday.
It's for sure a white man's world in America.

an white

Incorrect. 'An' is used before words that start with a vowel sound.

This phrase is not correct in English. Use 'a white' instead.

Show examples from the web [+]

With such an white coat you almost look like an doctor.
What? An white handbag.
Our suggestion is: Riesling Italico Alto Adige (an white Italian wine).
How to use blue, silver an white colors for your Christmas dinner table.
I always pictured an old white guy.
An endangered white tiger carcass full of crunch berries.
PVC is often supplied as an odourless white powder.
Australia and New Zealand received an influx of white immigration.
Collection made of an extra- white crystal, white lacquered structure, chrome details.
An interesting white berried grape of this area is Erbaluce with which are produced white wines.
I've got an abandoned white VW Karmann-Ghia...
200 milligrams of decadron would give him an abnormal white-cell count.
My attorney has informed me that I've adopted an adult white male.
Baek Seung Jo wearing an all white lab coat...
Another saw an older white male.
I have an amazing white... burgundy.
Here are some letters from prospective parents lobbying me for an all-white baby.
I'll have an egg white omelette with spinach and tomatoes.
You've disclosed an email containing birthday gift suggestions for an unnamed White House aide.
The housekeeper said she saw an adult white male trying the front door handle.

Alternatives:

a white

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