How To Pronounce Wear

wear

Phonemic

/weə/

Phonetic

[weəʴ]

Phonemic

/wer/

In British English, wear is pronounced /weə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /wer/.

Wear has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

weə

Wear has one syllable in British English.

wear + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/weəz/

/werz/

wear + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈweə.rɪŋ/

/ˈwer.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Wear

Questions About Wear

How do you pronounce wear in British English?

In British English, wear is pronounced /weə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weəʴ].

How do you pronounce wear in American English?

In American English, wear is pronounced /wer/.

Do British and American English pronounce wear the same way?

No. British English has /weə/ and American English has /wer/.

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