American English pronunciation
How to pronounce west
/wɛst/west1 syllable
“west” rests on a consonant that's easy to swap for a near neighbour. It's a single syllable, and the trick is in the sounds below — hear it, then say it back and let our AI model show you how close you landed.
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The sounds to nail
- /w/as in we
Round and protrude lips, glide to the next vowel.
Trickier for some first languages
The sounds in “west” are common stumbling blocks for speakers of:
Common questions
- How many syllables are in “west”?
- “West” has 1 syllable: west.
- What is the IPA for “west”?
- The American English IPA transcription of “west” is wɛst.
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