How to pronounce “whereas”
Say “whereas” in 2 beats
whereas
/wɛɹˈæz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /weəɹˈaz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- wherwɛ
- easɹæzstress
- IPA (American)
- /wɛɹˈæz/
- IPA (British)
- /weəɹˈaz/
- Also accepted
- /hwɛˈɹæz/
- Respelling
- wair-AZ
- Syllables
- 2 — wher-EAS
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: wher-EAS. “eas” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- conjunction
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/wɛɹˈæz/
/weəɹˈaz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “whereas” goes wrong
- Often heard
“WAIR-az”
the stress is on AZ, the second syllable
What “whereas” means
- conjunction
used to contrast two facts or situations
Say it in a sentence
“He writes slowly, whereas she drafts everything at once.”“whereas”, answered
How do you pronounce “whereas”?
“whereas” is pronounced /wɛɹˈæz/ (wair-AZ) in American English and /weəɹˈaz/ in British English, and /hwɛˈɹæz/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “eas”. Build it as wher-EAS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “whereas” have?
2: wher · eas. The beat lands on the second, “eas”.
Is “whereas” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /wɛɹˈæz/ (wair-AZ); British English says /weəɹˈaz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “whereas” mean?
As a conjunction: used to contrast two facts or situations For example: “He writes slowly, whereas she drafts everything at once.”
Where is the stress in “whereas”?
Stress the second syllable: wher-EAS. “eas” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “whereas” 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.