English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Heart Pronunciation
Heart is pronounced HAHRT, IPA /ˈhɑrt/.
HAHRT
US /ˈhɑrt/ · UK /ˈhɑːt/
Syllables: HAHRT (1 syllable)
noun: The organ that pumps blood around the body, and figuratively the seat of feeling.
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Heart in a Sentence
- His heart rate settled after a few minutes.
- The hotel is right in the heart of the old town.
- She learned the whole poem by heart.
Common Mispronunciations of Heart
Not HURT
The vowel is the open ah of car, not the ur of bird. The ea spelling almost always gives ee, which makes this word an outlier.
Not HEERT
Nothing in this word is said with the ee of hear, despite the shared letters.
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