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