How to pronounce “week”
Say “week” in one beat
week
/wik/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wiːk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- weekwik
- IPA (American)
- /wik/
- IPA (British)
- /wiːk/
- Respelling
- WEEK
- Syllables
- 1 — week
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /wik/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/wik/
/wiːk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “week” means
- noun
any period of seven consecutive days
“it rained for a week”
- noun
hours or days of work in a calendar week
“they worked a 40-hour week”
- noun
a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
Say it in a sentence
“She visits her parents at least once a week.”“week”, answered
How do you pronounce “week”?
“week” is pronounced /wik/ (WEEK) in American English and /wiːk/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /wik/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “week” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /wik/ — a single beat.
Is “week” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /wik/ (WEEK); British English says /wiːk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “week” mean?
As a noun: any period of seven consecutive days For example: “it rained for a week” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “week”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /wik/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “week” 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.