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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “heritage”

“heritage” is pronounced /ˈhɛɹətədʒ/ (HE-ruh-tuhj) in American English and /hɛɹɪtɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈhɛɹɪtɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “hɛ”.
The sound

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heritage

/ˈhɛɹətədʒ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hɛɹɪtɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. hɛhɛstress
  2. ɹəɹə
  3. tədʒtədʒ
IPA (American)
/ˈhɛɹətədʒ/
IPA (British)
/hɛɹɪtɪdʒ/
Also accepted
/ˈhɛɹɪtɪdʒ/
Respelling
HE-ruh-tuhj
Syllables
3 — HƐ-ɹə-tədʒ
Stress
Stress the first syllable: HƐ-ɹə-tədʒ. “hɛ” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈhɛɹətədʒ/

British

/hɛɹɪtɪdʒ/

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Meaning

What “heritage” means

  1. noun

    practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

    “a heritage of freedom”

  2. noun

    any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

    “my only inheritance was my mother's blessing”

  3. noun

    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Say it in a sentence

“The mill is part of the town's industrial heritage.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
hhɛshort eɹrəschwa×2ttdʒj

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Questions

“heritage”, answered

How do you pronounce “heritage”?

“heritage” is pronounced /ˈhɛɹətədʒ/ (HE-ruh-tuhj) in American English and /hɛɹɪtɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈhɛɹɪtɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “hɛ”. Build it as HƐ-ɹə-tədʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “heritage” have?

3: hɛ · ɹə · tədʒ. The beat lands on the first, “hɛ”.

Is “heritage” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈhɛɹətədʒ/ (HE-ruh-tuhj); British English says /hɛɹɪtɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “heritage” mean?

As a noun: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition For example: “a heritage of freedom” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “heritage”?

Stress the first syllable: HƐ-ɹə-tədʒ. “hɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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