What are the rules of Pig Latin?

For words starting with consonants, move the whole leading consonant cluster to the end and add 'ay'. For words starting with a vowel, simply add 'way' (or 'yay') to the end.

How are consonant clusters handled?

All leading consonants are moved together, not just the first one. So 'string' becomes 'ingstray' because the cluster 'str' moves as a unit.

Does it keep capitalisation and punctuation?

Yes. Capitalisation is reapplied to the transformed word, so 'Hello' becomes 'Ellohay', and trailing punctuation stays attached to the word.

How is the letter Y treated?

Y is treated as a consonant when it starts a word (so 'yellow' uses the consonant rule) but as a vowel inside a word, which matters for words like 'rhythm'.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. The transformation runs entirely in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.

Pig Latin Transformer

Pig Latin is a playful language game that scrambles English words by a simple, deterministic rule. It is used by children to keep secrets, in word-game puzzles, and as a classic programming exercise. This tool applies the standard Pig Latin rules to whole sentences while preserving capitalisation and punctuation.

How it works

The transformation depends on the first sound of each word:

Vowel start (a, e, i, o, u): append way to the end. apple becomes appleway.
Consonant start: move the entire leading consonant cluster to the end, then add ay. pig becomes igpay; string becomes ingstray because the cluster str moves together.

The letter y counts as a consonant when it begins a word and as a vowel anywhere else, so it can terminate a consonant cluster. After rebuilding the word, the tool restores the original capitalisation pattern (first-letter or all-caps) and reattaches any leading or trailing punctuation.

Example

The phrase Hello world becomes Ellohay orldway: h is the leading consonant of hello, so it moves to the end with ay, and the capital H is reapplied to the new first letter. world moves the cluster w to give orldway.