Pronunciation guide

How to pronounce wednesday

WENZ-day - two syllables; the first 'd' and the middle 'e' are silent

US/ˈwɛnz.deɪ/

wɛnzdeɪ

UK/ˈwɛnz.deɪ/

wɛnzdeɪ

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Common mistake

The middle collapses - 'WENZ-day', not 'WED-nes-day'.

What “wednesday” means

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

On Wednesday.

In a sentence

  • The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
  • We get paid on the last Wednesday of every month.

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