How to pronounce “sweet”
Say “sweet” in one beat
sweet
/swit/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /swiːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sweetswit
- IPA (American)
- /swit/
- IPA (British)
- /swiːt/
- Respelling
- SWEET
- Syllables
- 1 — sweet
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /swit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/swit/
/swiːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “sweet” means
- noun
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
- noun
a dish served as the last course of a meal
- noun
a food rich in sugar
Say it in a sentence
“The cake turned out a little too sweet for her taste.”“sweet”, answered
How do you pronounce “sweet”?
“sweet” is pronounced /swit/ (SWEET) in American English and /swiːt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /swit/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “sweet” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /swit/ — a single beat.
Is “sweet” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /swit/ (SWEET); British English says /swiːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sweet” mean?
As a noun: English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) For example: “The cake turned out a little too sweet for her taste.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sweet”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /swit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “sweet” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.