Water.

Water.

Water.

How on earth do you pronounce this word?

Let's look at the most common pronunciations in American, British and Australian English.

In general American English it's water.

Water.

The T is a flap T, which means that it's pronounced as a soft D sound.

D.

Water.

And yes, the R is pronounced at the end.

It's water.

Water.

Now let's look at British English.

In received pronunciation it's water.

Water.

There are also lots of Britons who pronounce the T as a glottal stop, so they say water.

Water.

In Australia we either say water, like in received pronunciation.

Water.

Or we use a flap T.

Water.

Water.

People with stronger Australian accents usually pronounce the T as a glottal stop, so they say water.

Water.