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How to pronounce weet

Say it like WEET. Weet is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/wit/WEET
UK British/wiːt/WEET
  • WEET
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Weet pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. WEETSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of weet

American and British speakers say weet in essentially the same way: /wit/ in the US and /wiːt/ in the UK.

British respelling: WEET.

What does weet mean?

noun
  1. Alternative form of wet, especially in the sense "rainy weather".

Words that rhyme with weet

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Words that sound like weet

Questions about saying weet

How do you pronounce weet?

Say WEET. The American pronunciation is /wit/. In British English it is /wiːt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in weet?

Weet is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: WEET.

Do Americans and Brits say weet the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /wit/ and the British form is /wiːt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

What words sound the same as weet?

Weet sounds the same as wheat in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).