English pronunciation
How to pronounce “west”
Phonetic spelling
WEST
IPA /ˈwɛst/
How do you spell “west”?
w e s t
“west” is spelled W-E-S-T. It is pronounced WEST, 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 live in the west part of town.
We drove west after lunch.