How to pronounce “heavy”
Say “heavy” in 2 beats
heavy
/ˈhɛvi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hɛvi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- heavhɛstress
- yvi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhɛvi/
- IPA (British)
- /hɛvi/
- Respelling
- HE-vee
- Syllables
- 2 — HEAV-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HEAV-y. “heav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhɛvi/
/hɛvi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “heavy” means
- noun
an actor who plays villainous roles
- noun
a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- adjective
of comparatively great physical weight or density
“a heavy load”
Say it in a sentence
“The rain grew heavy just as they reached the car.”“heavy”, answered
How do you pronounce “heavy”?
“heavy” is pronounced /ˈhɛvi/ (HE-vee) in American English and /hɛvi/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “heav”. Build it as HEAV-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “heavy” have?
2: heav · y. The beat lands on the first, “heav”.
Is “heavy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhɛvi/ (HE-vee); British English says /hɛvi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “heavy” mean?
As a noun: an actor who plays villainous roles For example: “The rain grew heavy just as they reached the car.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “heavy”?
Stress the first syllable: HEAV-y. “heav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “heavy” 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.