How to pronounce “healthy”
Say “healthy” in 2 beats
healthy
/ˈhɛlθi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hɛlθi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- healthɛlstress
- hyθi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhɛlθi/
- IPA (British)
- /hɛlθi/
- Respelling
- HEL-thee
- Syllables
- 2 — HEALT-hy
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HEALT-hy. “healt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhɛlθi/
/hɛlθi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “healthy” means
- adjective
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
“a rosy healthy baby”
- adjective
financially secure and functioning well
“a healthy economy”
- adjective
promoting health; healthful; ; ; ; ; - C.B.Davis
“a healthy diet”
Say it in a sentence
“Eating vegetables every day keeps her feeling healthy.”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.
“healthy”, answered
How do you pronounce “healthy”?
“healthy” is pronounced /ˈhɛlθi/ (HEL-thee) in American English and /hɛlθi/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “healt”. Build it as HEALT-hy, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “healthy” have?
2: healt · hy. The beat lands on the first, “healt”.
Is “healthy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhɛlθi/ (HEL-thee); British English says /hɛlθi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “healthy” mean?
As an adjective: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease For example: “a rosy healthy baby” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “healthy”?
Stress the first syllable: HEALT-hy. “healt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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