How to pronounce “bite”
Say “bite” in one beat
bite
/baɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- bitebaɪt
- IPA (American)
- /baɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /baɪt/
- Respelling
- BYT
- Syllables
- 1 — bite
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /baɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
What “bite” means
- noun
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- noun
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
“all they had left was a bit of bread”
- noun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Say it in a sentence
“One bite of the chilli was enough to make him stop.”“bite”, answered
How do you pronounce “bite”?
“bite” is pronounced /baɪt/ (BYT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /baɪt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “bite” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /baɪt/ — a single beat.
What does “bite” mean?
As a noun: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person For example: “One bite of the chilli was enough to make him stop.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “bite”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /baɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “bite” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.