How to pronounce wit in British English
“wit” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to wit the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “wit” in: all accents · American English (248 clips)
“wit” in real sentences — British speakers
130 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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wit of of um our public authorities.
The Scottish Parliament
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It is not beyond the wit of man to arrange that.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “wit”
Words one sound away from wit — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “wit”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of wit. 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.