English pronunciation · Words Starting with W
Wife Pronunciation
Wife is pronounced WYF, IPA /ˈwaɪf/.
WYF
US /ˈwaɪf/ · UK /ˈwaɪf/
Syllables: WYF (1 syllable)
noun: The woman a person is married to.
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Wife in a Sentence
- His wife teaches at the primary school.
- Every wife in the village knew the story already.
- She introduced me to her wife at the door.
Common Mispronunciations of Wife
Not WEEF
Read the i as the long y of my, the value a lone vowel takes before a consonant and a silent e.
Not WYV
Finish on an f with no buzz in it. The v belongs to the plural only.
Tip: The plural swaps that f for a v, so WYF becomes WYVZ.
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