How to pronounce “freight”
Say “freight” in one beat
freight
/fɹeɪt/
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- freightfɹeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /fɹeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /fɹeɪt/
- Respelling
- FRAYT
- Syllables
- 1 — freight
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fɹeɪt/ 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 “freight” means
- noun
goods carried by a large vehicle
- noun
transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
- noun
the charge for transporting something by common carrier
“we pay the freight”
Say it in a sentence
“The freight arrived by lorry two days behind schedule.”“freight”, answered
How do you pronounce “freight”?
“freight” is pronounced /fɹeɪt/ (FRAYT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /fɹeɪt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “freight” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /fɹeɪt/ — a single beat.
What does “freight” mean?
As a noun: goods carried by a large vehicle For example: “The freight arrived by lorry two days behind schedule.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “freight”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fɹeɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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