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How to pronounce height
/haɪt/ British English
HYT
1 beat (syllable).
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HYTH
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HYT
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It rhymes with white, not eight. And there’s no th at the end!
In a sentence
Check your height on the height chart.
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: HYT.
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How do you pronounce height?
In British English, height is pronounced /haɪt/. Say it like this: HYT. It rhymes with white, not eight. And there’s no th at the end!
How many syllables are in height?
When you say it, height has 1 syllable: HYT.
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