Pig Latin Translator
Translate English into Pig Latin and back: move the leading consonants and add ay, handle vowel-start words, keep qu together, and preserve case and punctuation.
Pig Latin is a playful word game: you move the consonants at the start of a word to the end and add "ay". This translator applies the usual rules — vowel-starting words get "way", "qu" stays together, and y counts as a vowel once it is not the first letter — while keeping your capitalisation and punctuation.
How to use this tool
- Type the text you want to transform.
- Choose English → Pig Latin or the best-effort reverse.
- Pick what vowel-starting words get (way, yay or ay).
- Copy the result.
Formula
For a consonant-starting word, move every letter before the first vowel to the end and add "ay". For a vowel-starting word, just add the chosen ending. "qu" is treated as a single consonant unit.
Example
"pig" becomes igpay, "apple" becomes appleway, and "Quiet" becomes Ietquay — the leading "Qu" moves to the end and the capital letter is preserved.
Frequently asked questions
Why can it not always translate back?
Pig Latin throws information away: "igpay" could come from "pig" or, in theory, other words. The reverse mode makes its best guess but cannot be perfect.
How is "y" handled?
At the start of a word y acts as a consonant (so "yellow" → "ellowyay"), but after the first letter it counts as a vowel, which stops words like "my" from losing all their letters.
Does it keep punctuation?
Yes. Only runs of letters are transformed; spaces, punctuation and numbers stay exactly where they are.
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