How to pronounce twice in American English
TWAHYS
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Americans pronounce twice as TWAHYS (/twaɪs/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "twice" sounds like TWAHYS.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as TWAHYS.
In real conversation
Hear "twice" in the wild.
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"Double jeopardy prevents a person from being tried twice for the same crime."
DUH·buhl JEH·per·dee pruh·VEHNTS uh PUR·suhn fruhm BEE·uhng TRAHYD TWAHYS fer dhuh SAYM KRAHYM
"I measured the window twice before cutting the new curtain rod."
ahy MEH·zherd dhuh WIHN·doh TWAHYS buh·FOR KUH·duhng dhuh noo KUR·tuhn RAHD
"The ocean tide rises and falls twice a day."
dhee OH·shuhn TAHYD RAHY·zuhz and FAHLZ TWAHYS uh DAY
"The weightlifter lifted twice his body weight."
dhuh WAYT·lihf·ter LIHF·tuhd TWAHYS hihz BAH·dee WAYT
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Is the American pronunciation of "twice" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "TWAHYS" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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