How to pronounce “whereby”
Say “whereby” in 2 beats
whereby
/wɛɹˈbaɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /weəˈbaɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- wɛɹwɛɹ
- baɪbaɪstress
- IPA (American)
- /wɛɹˈbaɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /weəˈbaɪ/
- Also accepted
- /hwɛɹˈbaɪ/
- Respelling
- wair-BY
- Syllables
- 2 — wɛɹ-BAꞮ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: wɛɹ-BAꞮ. “baɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/wɛɹˈbaɪ/
/weəˈbaɪ/
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Where “whereby” goes wrong
- Often heard
“WAIR-by”
the stress is on BY, the second syllable
What “whereby” means
- adverb
by which, or through which
Say it in a sentence
“They agreed a system whereby each team reviews the other.”“whereby”, answered
How do you pronounce “whereby”?
“whereby” is pronounced /wɛɹˈbaɪ/ (wair-BY) in American English and /weəˈbaɪ/ in British English, and /hwɛɹˈbaɪ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “baɪ”. Build it as wɛɹ-BAꞮ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “whereby” have?
2: wɛɹ · baɪ. The beat lands on the second, “baɪ”.
Is “whereby” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /wɛɹˈbaɪ/ (wair-BY); British English says /weəˈbaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “whereby” mean?
As an adverb: by which, or through which For example: “They agreed a system whereby each team reviews the other.”
Where is the stress in “whereby”?
Stress the second syllable: wɛɹ-BAꞮ. “baɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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