English pronunciation

How to pronounce “wednesday

Phonetic spelling

WENZ-day

IPA /ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ/

Syllable stress

wenz·day

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “wednesday”?

w e d n e s d a y

wednesday” is spelled W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y. It is pronounced WENZ-day, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • I have a meeting this Wednesday at 3 PM.

  • Wednesday is my favorite day of the week.

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