To pronounce "wis", say WIS — one syllable, IPA /waɪs/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
wis
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Record yourself saying wis, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
1
Syllable
3
Letters
/waɪs/
IPA
"wis" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with abyss and dismiss, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: wyss, wiss — easy to mix up when writing.
adjective
“He was wis on his word.”
adverb
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Wis" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "wis" is /waɪs/.
Wis: Certain
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “wis” in the full dictionary →