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