IPA Transcription of "water" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “water” is /ˈwɔtɚ/.

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water

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈwoːtə/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈwɔːtə/

Derivations

  • watered/ˈwɔtɚd/ /ˈwɔdɚd/
  • waterborne/ˈwɔtɚˌbɔɹn/ /ˈwɑdɚˌboʊɹn/ /ˈwɔdɚˌbɔɹn/
  • waterproof/ˈwɔtɚˌpɹuf/ /ˈwɑdɚˌpɹuf/ /ˈwɔdɚpˌɹuf/
  • waterscape/ˈwɑdɚˌskeɪp/
  • waterward/ˈwɑdɚwɚd/
  • waterfront/ˈwɔtɚˌfɹʌnt/ /ˈwɑdɚˌfɹʌnt/ /ˈwɔdɚˌfɹʌnt/
  • watering/ˈwɔdɚɪŋ/ /ˈwɔtɚɪŋ/ /ˈwɑdəɹɪŋ/ /ˌwɔdəˌɹɪŋ/
  • watery/ˈwɑdəɹi/ /ˈwɔdɚi/ /ˈwɔtɚi/
  • dewater/diˈwɑdɚ/
  • waterside/ˈwɑdɚˌsaɪd/
  • waterman/ˈwɔdɚmən/ /ˈwɔtɚmən/ /ˈwɑdɚmən/
  • water-free/ˈwɔtɚ/ /ˈwɔdɚ/ /ˈwɑdɚ/
  • waterer/ˈwɔtɚɚ/ /ˈwɔdɚɚ/
  • waterless/ˈwɑdɚlɪs/
  • waterish/ˈwɑdəɹɪʃ/
  • watercraft/ˈwɑdɚˌkɹæft/
  • waterline/ˈwɑdɚˌlaɪn/
  • watermanship/ˈwɑdɚmənˌʃɪp/
  • waterest/ˈwɔtɚɪst/ /ˈwɔdɚɪst/ /ˈwɑdɚɪst/
  • waterage/ˈwɑdəɹɪd͡ʒ/
  • underwater/ˈʌndɚˌwɔdɚ/ /ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ/ /ˌʌndəˈwoʊɹtɚ/
  • watergate/ˈwɔdɚˌɡeɪt/ /ˈwɑdəˌɡeɪt/ /ˈwɔtɚˌɡeɪt/ /ˈwɑtɚˌɡeɪt/ /ˈwɑdɚˌɡeɪt/ /ˈwoʊɹtəˌɡeɪt/
  • backwater/ˈbækˌwɔdɚ/ /ˈbæˌkwɔtɚ/ /ˈbækˌwɑdɚ/

Similar Words

  • cater
    /ˈkeɪtɚ//ˈkeɪdɚ/
  • kater
    /ˈkeɪtɚ//ˈkeɪdɚ/
  • later
    /ˈleɪtɚ//ˈleɪdɚ/
  • gater
    /ˈɡeɪdɚ/
  • hater
    /ˈheɪtɚ//ˈheɪdɚ/
  • ater
    /ˈeɪdɚ//ˈeɪtɚ/
  • eater
    /ˈitɚ//ˈidɚ/
  • mater
    /ˈmɑdɚ//ˈmætɚ//ˈmeɪtɚ//ˈmɑtɚ//ˈmeɪdɚ//ˈmædɚ/
  • oater
    /ˈoʊdɚ/
  • pater
    /ˈpeɪdɚ//ˈpeɪtɚ/

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  • Water2023 single by Tyla
  • Water2005 film by Deepa Mehta
  • waterclassical element in philosophy and cosmology
  • Waterfifth of the five elements in the Wu Xing cycle in Chinese astrology
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  • Water1975 film directed by Habib Kavosh

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