<P> How much wood could a woodchuck chuck is an American English - language tongue - twister . The woodchuck from the Algonquian word "wejack" is a kind of marmot regionally called a groundhog . The complete beginning of the tongue - twister usually goes: "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" The tongue - twister relies primarily on alliteration to achieve its effects, with five "w" sounds interspersed among five "ch" sounds . </P> <P> The traditional "response" to the question is: "A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood". This answer is considered nonsensical for being a tautology . </P>

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck alliteration