English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Heater Pronunciation
Heater is pronounced HEE-ter, IPA /ˈhitɝ/.
HEE-ter
US /ˈhitɝ/ · UK /ˈhiːtə/
Syllables: HEE · ter (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A device that warms a room, a liquid, or an engine.
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Heater in a Sentence
- The heater in the back bedroom never worked properly.
- Turn the heater down before you go out.
- A small fan heater took the chill off the shed.
Common Mispronunciations of Heater
Not HI-ter
The vowel is the long ee of heat. A short i gives hitter, which is a different word altogether.
Not HEE-tuh
American speakers pronounce the final r clearly. Southern British speakers do drop it, so both endings are correct depending on the accent.
Tip: In American speech the t between two vowels softens towards a d, so heater and the first part of he ate her can sound close.
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