How To Pronounce Waist
waist
UK
Phonemic
/weɪst/
Phonetic
[weɪst̚]
US
Phonemic
/weɪst/
In British English, waist is pronounced /weɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /weɪst/.
Waist has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
weɪst
Waist has one syllable in British English.
waist + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/weɪsts/
US
/weɪsts/
Words That Rhyme With Waist
Questions About Waist
How do you pronounce waist in British English?
In British English, waist is pronounced /weɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪst̚].
How do you pronounce waist in American English?
In American English, waist is pronounced /weɪst/.
Do British and American English pronounce waist the same way?
Yes. Both are /weɪst/.
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