German · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "das Wetter" in German?

Q: How do you pronounce das Wetter in German?

das Wetter is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /das ˈvɛ.tɐ/. It means “weather.” dass VET-uh. The w is a v, the e is short, and the -er ending softens into a dark 'uh'.

dass VET-uh. The w is a v, the e is short, and the -er ending softens into a dark 'uh'.

das Wetter /das ˈvɛ.tɐ/

Put the punch on the first syllable and let the second fade — the standard shape for German nouns ending in -er. This word has no everyday plural, so the pattern never changes, and the compound Wettervorhersage keeps the primary beat on WET- despite everything piled behind it.

Listen: das Wetter

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Sound it out

W A v sound, made by buzzing air between the top teeth and the lower lip.

e Short and open, as in bed, kept short by the doubled t.

tt One consonant, written twice. The extra letter is a length cue for the vowel in front.

er No r at all here: just a dark, unstressed vowel closing the word.

Hear it in a sentence

Wie ist das Wetter heute?

What's the weather like today?

Listen: Wie ist das Wetter heute?

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Wie ist das Wetter heute? contains two written w spellings, in wie and Wetter, and both are v sounds. Wie is a long 'ee', so the question opens on 'vee' and continues into a short clipped e — a good pair for hearing German vowel length in action.

Where English speakers slip

The English word wetter is spelled identically and pronounced with a w and a real r, so it supplies exactly the wrong model on both counts. German wants a v at the front and a plain vowel at the back. Say 'VET' then 'uh', with no tongue curling at any point.