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Swear words lack the consonant sounds l, r, w and y across several languages — including Chinese, English and Spanish, according to a new study from researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Have you ever heard a word in a foreign language and thought it sounded profane or rude for some inexplicable reason? Well, a new series of studies suggests you might be onto something.

A new study has found that sounds in swear words can translate across languages: they're all more likely to lack sounds known as “approximants”.

Swear words vary across languages and cultures, but have striking similarities.

The theory behind these alternative swear words comes from a study led by Royal Holloway, University of London.

Scientists studying swearing say that r, l and w sounds may make words less offensive because they are sonorous, or filled with deep sounds

"(N)ot all sounds are equally suitable for profanity," the researchers wrote in a recent study.

According to research published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, swear words in different languages may lack particular consonants such as l, r, and w