How to pronounce “heat”
Say “heat” in one beat
heat
/hit/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hiːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- heathit
- IPA (American)
- /hit/
- IPA (British)
- /hiːt/
- Respelling
- HEET
- Syllables
- 1 — heat
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /hit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/hit/
/hiːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “heat” means
- noun
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
- noun
the presence of heat
- noun
the sensation caused by heat energy
Say it in a sentence
“The heat from the oven filled the whole kitchen.”“heat”, answered
How do you pronounce “heat”?
“heat” is pronounced /hit/ (HEET) in American English and /hiːt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /hit/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “heat” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /hit/ — a single beat.
Is “heat” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /hit/ (HEET); British English says /hiːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “heat” mean?
As a noun: a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature For example: “The heat from the oven filled the whole kitchen.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “heat”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /hit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “heat” 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.