How To Pronounce Height
height
UK
Phonemic
/haɪt/
Phonetic
[haɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/haɪt/
In British English, height is pronounced /haɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [haɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /haɪt/.
Height has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
haɪt
Height has one syllable in British English.
height + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/haɪts/
US
/haɪts/
Words That Rhyme With Height
Questions About Height
How do you pronounce height in British English?
In British English, height is pronounced /haɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [haɪt̚].
How do you pronounce height in American English?
In American English, height is pronounced /haɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce height the same way?
Yes. Both are /haɪt/.
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