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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “website”

“website” is pronounced /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ (WEB-syt) in American English and /wɛbsaɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “wɛb”.
The sound

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website

/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wɛbsaɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. wɛbwɛbstress
  2. saɪtsaɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/
IPA (British)
/wɛbsaɪt/
Respelling
WEB-syt
Syllables
2 — WƐB-saɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: WƐB-saɪt. “wɛb” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

British

/wɛbsaɪt/

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Meaning

What “website” means

  1. noun

    a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web

    “the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers”

Say it in a sentence

“She redesigned the website over the long weekend.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
wwɛshort ebbssaɪlong itt

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Questions

“website”, answered

How do you pronounce “website”?

“website” is pronounced /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ (WEB-syt) in American English and /wɛbsaɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “wɛb”. Build it as WƐB-saɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “website” have?

2: wɛb · saɪt. The beat lands on the first, “wɛb”.

Is “website” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ (WEB-syt); British English says /wɛbsaɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “website” mean?

As a noun: a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web For example: “the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers”

Where is the stress in “website”?

Stress the first syllable: WƐB-saɪt. “wɛb” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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