How To Pronounce Weather

weather

Phonemic

/ˈweð.ə/

Phonetic

[ˈweð.əʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈweð.ɚ/

In British English, weather is pronounced /ˈweð.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈweð.əʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈweð.ɚ/.

Weather has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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

weðə

Weather has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

weather + -s

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

/ˈweð.əz/

/ˈweð.ɚz/

weather + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈweð.əd/

/ˈweð.ɚd/

weather + -ing

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

/ˈweð.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈweð.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Weather

Questions About Weather

How do you pronounce weather in British English?

In British English, weather is pronounced /ˈweð.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈweð.əʴ].

How do you pronounce weather in American English?

In American English, weather is pronounced /ˈweð.ɚ/.

How many syllables are in weather?

Weather has two syllables, /weð/ + /ə/.

Where is the stress in weather?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /weð/.

Do British and American English pronounce weather the same way?

No. British English has /ˈweð.ə/ and American English has /ˈweð.ɚ/.

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