How To Pronounce Weird

weird

Phonemic

/wɪəd/

Phonetic

[wɪəʴd̚]

Phonemic

/wɪrd/

In British English, weird is pronounced /wɪəd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɪəʴd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /wɪrd/.

Weird 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

wɪəd

Weird has one syllable in British English.

weird + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈwɪə.də/

/ˈwɪr.dɚ/

weird + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈwɪə.dɪst/

/ˈwɪr.dɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Weird

beard

Questions About Weird

How do you pronounce weird in British English?

In British English, weird is pronounced /wɪəd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɪəʴd̚].

How do you pronounce weird in American English?

In American English, weird is pronounced /wɪrd/.

Do British and American English pronounce weird the same way?

No. British English has /wɪəd/ and American English has /wɪrd/.

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