How to pronounce wife in British English
“wife” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to wife the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“wife” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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wife is pretty great or his ex-wife is pretty great.
The Scottish Parliament
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>> Doorkeeper’s wife: [Scream] Fire!
UK Parliament
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Howe, Geoffrey Howe's wife.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “wife”
Words one sound away from wife — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of wife. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.