English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Height Pronunciation
Height is pronounced HYT, IPA /ˈhaɪt/.
HYT
US /ˈhaɪt/ · UK /ˈhaɪt/
Syllables: HYT (1 syllable)
noun: How tall or how far up something is.
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Height in a Sentence
- The height of the ceiling is just over three metres.
- She measured the height of each plant every Friday.
- At that height the air is noticeably thinner.
Common Mispronunciations of Height
Not HAYT
Compare high, the word this one is built on. That is why the eigh says eye here and not ay, as it does in eight and freight.
Not HYTH
A plain t closes the word, because adding a th gives heighth, which is understood but non-standard.
Tip: Rhyme it with kite and the whole word is over in one beat.
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