How to pronounce wrought
Say it like RAWT. Wrought is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- RAWT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Wrought pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- RAWTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
American vs British pronunciation of wrought
American and British speakers say wrought in essentially the same way: /rɔt/ in the US and /rɔːt/ in the UK.
British respelling: RAWT.
What does wrought mean?
- Having been worked or prepared somehow.“Is that fence made out of wrought iron?”
- simple past and past participle of wreak How to pronounce wreak
Where does wrought come from?
Cognate with wright (as in wheelwright etc.), Dutch gewrocht, archaic past participle of werken (archaic past tense wrocht), Low German wracht, archaic past participle of warken (archaic past tense wrach, archaic past participle wracht).
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with wrought
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Questions about saying wrought
How do you pronounce wrought?
Say RAWT. The American pronunciation is /rɔt/. In British English it is /rɔːt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in wrought?
Wrought is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: RAWT.
Do Americans and Brits say wrought the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /rɔt/ and the British form is /rɔːt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.