English pronunciation · Words Starting with W
Weather Pronunciation
Weather is pronounced WE-dher, IPA /ˈwɛðɝ/.
WE-dher
US /ˈwɛðɝ/ · UK /ˈwɛðə/
Syllables: WE · dher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The state of the air at a particular time and place, such as rain, sun, or wind.
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Weather in a Sentence
- The weather turned just as we set off.
- Bad weather closed the airport for two days.
- She checks the weather before every ride.
Common Mispronunciations of Weather
Not WEE-ther
Shorten the ea until it matches the vowel in head. Spelling suggests something longer, but weather follows feather and leather.
Not WE-ter
Let the voice run through the th. The sound in the middle is the buzzing one from mother, not the airy one from think.
Tip: Weather and whether are identical for most speakers. Weather is the rain, whether introduces a choice.
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