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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “weekend”

“weekend” is pronounced /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (WEE-kend) in American English and /wiːkɛnd/ in British English, and /ˈwiˌkɪnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “week”.
The sound

Say “weekend” in 2 beats

Say it like this

weekend

/ˈwiˌkɛnd/

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

2 beats
  1. weekwistress
  2. endkɛnd
IPA (American)
/ˈwiˌkɛnd/
IPA (British)
/wiːkɛnd/
Also accepted
/ˈwiˌkɪnd/
Respelling
WEE-kend
Syllables
2 — WEEK-end
Stress
Stress the first syllable: WEEK-end. “week” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈwiˌkɛnd/

British

/wiːkɛnd/

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Meaning

What “weekend” means

  1. noun

    a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday

  2. verb

    spend the weekend

Say it in a sentence

“They spent the whole weekend hiking in the mountains.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
wwilong ekkɛshort enndd

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Questions

“weekend”, answered

How do you pronounce “weekend”?

“weekend” is pronounced /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (WEE-kend) in American English and /wiːkɛnd/ in British English, and /ˈwiˌkɪnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “week”. Build it as WEEK-end, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “weekend” have?

2: week · end. The beat lands on the first, “week”.

Is “weekend” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (WEE-kend); British English says /wiːkɛnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “weekend” mean?

As a noun: a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday For example: “They spent the whole weekend hiking in the mountains.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “weekend”?

Stress the first syllable: WEEK-end. “week” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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