How to pronounce wife in American English
“wife” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to wife the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“wife” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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had a wife, that's important to know as a wife, he had a wife.
The Obama White House
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my wife. I actually met my wife on my
CDC
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not um but I my wife my wife uh Bill my wife is actually when people
NASA
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.