Pronunciation

How to pronounce “freight

“freight” is pronounced /fɹeɪt/ (FRAYT) — one syllable.
The sound

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freight

/fɹeɪt/

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  1. 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
Meaning

What “freight” means

  1. noun

    goods carried by a large vehicle

  2. noun

    transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates

  3. 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.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

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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