Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

we're

/wə/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

Syllables: we're
IPA: /wə/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of we + are.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wə/
British English: /wə/

Homonyms

weir ware (cheer–chair merger) where (cheer–chair merger, wine–whine merger)

Rhymes With

here hear ear tier weir seer sight-seer overhear keir puppeteer bier buccaneer

Questions

How do you pronounce we're?: The recorded pronunciation is /wə/.
What does we're mean?: Contraction of we + are.

How to pronounce we're

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