how to pronounce weekend

/ˈwiːˌkɛnd/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of weekend is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

weekend is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of weekend

1.

iː

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of weekend

test your pronunciation of weekend

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of weekend

video examples of weekend pronunciation

An example use of weekend in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… we didn't sleep that weekend or the next …”

meaning of weekend

Weekend means the time between Friday and Sunday.

weekend frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word weekend occurs in english on average 226.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.