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