Wednesday
/ˈwenz.deɪ/Two syllables, and the first d is completely silent: WENZ-day, not Wed-nes-day.
Syllable breakdown
WENZ
/wenz/
day
/deɪ/
One of English’s famous silent letters: the first d simply isn’t spoken. Two beats: WENZ-day.
Common mistakes
Pronouncing the first "d"The d in Wed- is silent. Say WENZ-day, as if the word were spelled "Wensday".
Making it three syllablesIt's two beats, not three. The middle -nes- collapses into the first syllable.
Hear it in a sentence
"The meeting is on Wednesday morning."
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