English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Flight Pronunciation
Flight is pronounced FLYT, IPA /ˈflaɪt/.
FLYT
US /ˈflaɪt/ · UK /ˈflaɪt/
Syllables: FLYT (1 syllable)
noun: A journey made by air, the act of flying, or a set of stairs between two floors.
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Flight in a Sentence
- Our flight was delayed by two hours.
- A flight of geese crossed the estuary.
- Her room is up one more flight of stairs.
Common Mispronunciations of Flight
Not FLIT
Stretch that vowel until it rhymes with night. Clipping it gives flit, a quite different word.
Not FLIG-hit
The gh is dead weight from older spelling and makes no sound. Flight, night, and right all ignore it.
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