How to pronounce “habitat”
Say “habitat” in 3 beats
habitat
/ˈhæbəˌtæt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /habɪtat/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- habhæstress
- itbə
- attæt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhæbəˌtæt/
- IPA (British)
- /habɪtat/
- Respelling
- HA-buh-tat
- Syllables
- 3 — HAB-it-at
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HAB-it-at. “hab” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhæbəˌtæt/
/habɪtat/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “habitat” means
- noun
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
“a marine habitat”
Say it in a sentence
“Draining the marsh destroyed the habitat of several rare birds.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“habitat”, answered
How do you pronounce “habitat”?
“habitat” is pronounced /ˈhæbəˌtæt/ (HA-buh-tat) in American English and /habɪtat/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “hab”. Build it as HAB-it-at, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “habitat” have?
3: hab · it · at. The beat lands on the first, “hab”.
Is “habitat” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhæbəˌtæt/ (HA-buh-tat); British English says /habɪtat/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “habitat” mean?
As a noun: the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs For example: “a marine habitat”
Where is the stress in “habitat”?
Stress the first syllable: HAB-it-at. “hab” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “habitat” and see every sound
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