How to pronounce with in American English

IPA /wɪθ/ Syllables 1 · wihth

wihth

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Americans pronounce with as wihth (/wɪθ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Good luck with the bus" or "I agree with your assessment" — more examples below.

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1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

w/w/

Round your lips into a tight circle. Lift the back of your tongue toward the soft palate and add voice.

ih/ɪ/

Drop your jaw slightly with relaxed lips. Touch the tongue tip behind the bottom front teeth and arch the top-front toward the roof.

th/θ/

Place the very tip of your tongue slightly between your teeth. Blow air gently around it without voicing.

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"All contractors must comply with our safety standards while on site."

AHL KAHN·trak·terz muhst kuhm·PLAHY wihth ar SAYF·tee STAN·derdz WAHYL ahn SAHYT

"Are you paying with cash or credit?"

ar yoo PAY·uhng wihth KASH or KREH·duht

"Can we get together with them later?"

kuhn wee GEHT tuh·GEH·dher wihth dhuhm LAY·der

"Can you help me with this for a second?"

kuhn yoo HEHLP mee wihth dhihs fer uh SEH·kuhnd

"Can you help me with this luggage?"

kan yoo HEHLP mee wihth dhihs LUH·guhj

"Can you help us out with this project?"

kuhn yoo HEHLP uhs OWT wihth dhihs PRAH·jehkt

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Is the American pronunciation of "with" 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 "wihth" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.