English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hybrid Pronunciation
Hybrid is pronounced HY-bruhd, IPA /ˈhaɪbrəd/.
HY-bruhd
US /ˈhaɪbrəd/ · UK /ˈhaɪbrɪd/
Syllables: HY · bruhd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: Something made by combining two different things, or an animal or plant bred from two species.
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Hybrid in a Sentence
- The car is a hybrid.
- This rose is a hybrid of two older varieties.
- They run a hybrid working week.
Common Mispronunciations of Hybrid
Not HI-brid
That first vowel is the long eye of high, which the y in the spelling points straight to.
Not hy-BRID
Push the front, and let the bruhd behind it fade away.
Tip: Hybrid once named the offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar, which is where the sense of mixed parentage comes from.
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