How To Pronounce Weigh
weigh
UK
Phonemic
/weɪ/
Phonetic
[weɪ]
US
Phonemic
/weɪ/
In British English, weigh is pronounced /weɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /weɪ/.
Weigh 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
weɪ
Weigh has one syllable in British English.
weigh + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/weɪz/
US
/weɪz/
weigh + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/weɪd/
US
/weɪd/
weigh + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈweɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈweɪ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Weigh
Questions About Weigh
How do you pronounce weigh in British English?
In British English, weigh is pronounced /weɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪ].
How do you pronounce weigh in American English?
In American English, weigh is pronounced /weɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce weigh the same way?
Yes. Both are /weɪ/.
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