How to pronounce “feet”
Say “feet” in one beat
feet
/fit/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fiːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- feetfit
- IPA (American)
- /fit/
- IPA (British)
- /fiːt/
- Respelling
- FEET
- Syllables
- 1 — feet
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/fit/
/fiːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “feet” means
- noun
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
“his bare feet projected from his trousers”
- noun
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
“he is six feet tall”
- noun
the lower part of anything
“curled up on the foot of the bed”
Say it in a sentence
“Her feet were sore after standing all day at work.”“feet”, answered
How do you pronounce “feet”?
“feet” is pronounced /fit/ (FEET) in American English and /fiːt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /fit/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “feet” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /fit/ — a single beat.
Is “feet” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /fit/ (FEET); British English says /fiːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “feet” mean?
As a noun: the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint For example: “his bare feet projected from his trousers” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “feet”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “feet” 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.