How To Pronounce Width
width
UK
Phonemic
/wɪdθ/or/wɪtθ/
Phonetic
[wɪd̪θ]
US
Phonemic
/wɪdθ/
In British English, width is pronounced /wɪdθ/ or /wɪtθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɪd̪θ]. In American English, it is pronounced /wɪdθ/.
Width 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
wɪdθ
Width has one syllable in British English.
width + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/wɪdθs/or/wɪtθs/
US
/wɪdθs/
Questions About Width
How do you pronounce width in British English?
In British English, width is pronounced /wɪdθ/ or /wɪtθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɪd̪θ].
How do you pronounce width in American English?
In American English, width is pronounced /wɪdθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce width the same way?
Yes. Both are /wɪdθ/.
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