How To Pronounce Wait
wait
UK
Phonemic
/weɪt/
Phonetic
[weɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/weɪt/
In British English, wait is pronounced /weɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /weɪt/.
Wait 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
weɪt
Wait has one syllable in British English.
wait + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/weɪts/
US
/weɪts/
wait + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈweɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈweɪ.t̯ɪd/
wait + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈweɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Wait
Questions About Wait
How do you pronounce wait in British English?
In British English, wait is pronounced /weɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪt̚].
How do you pronounce wait in American English?
In American English, wait is pronounced /weɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce wait the same way?
Yes. Both are /weɪt/.
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