English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Heretic Pronunciation
Heretic is pronounced HE-ruh-tik, IPA /ˈhɛrətɪk/.
HE-ruh-tik
US /ˈhɛrətɪk/ · UK /ˈhɛrəˌtɪk/
Syllables: HE · ruh · tik (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A person who holds beliefs that go against the official teaching of a religion or group.
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Heretic in a Sentence
- He was tried as a heretic in 1553.
- In that department, anyone who questions the model is a heretic.
- The heretic refused to take back a single word.
Common Mispronunciations of Heretic
Not huh-RE-tik
Keep the weight at the very front. Heretical moves the beat to the second syllable, but the noun leaves it on HE, which is why the two words sound so unlike each other.
Not HEER-tik
Three syllables. The middle ruh is quiet but it is there, so the word does not collapse into two.
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