Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wi

/wɪ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: wi
IPA: /wɪ/

5

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Abbreviation of Wisconsin: a state of the United States.

name

Initialism of Women's Institute.

adv

Initialism of what if

pron

us

prep

with

name

A surname from Korean.

Example Sentences

"Are yee commin with wi or not?"
"Are-ta doin owt wi this?"

Etymology

Variant of we.

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ㅟ

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /wɪ/

Inflected Forms

Wis (plural)

Rhymes With

me

Questions

How do you pronounce wi?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɪ/.
What does wi mean?: Abbreviation of Wisconsin: a state of the United States.
Where does wi come from?: It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce wi

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