How to pronounce “highlight”
Say “highlight” in 2 beats
highlight
/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /haɪlaɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- highhaɪstress
- lightlaɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /haɪlaɪt/
- Respelling
- HY-lyt
- Syllables
- 2 — HIGH-light
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HIGH-light. “high” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/
/haɪlaɪt/
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What “highlight” means
- noun
the most interesting or memorable part
“the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican”
- noun
an area of lightness in a picture
- verb
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
“The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics”
Say it in a sentence
“The highlight of the trip was a walk along the old wall.”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.
“highlight”, answered
How do you pronounce “highlight”?
“highlight” is pronounced /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ (HY-lyt) in American English and /haɪlaɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “high”. Build it as HIGH-light, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “highlight” have?
2: high · light. The beat lands on the first, “high”.
Is “highlight” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ (HY-lyt); British English says /haɪlaɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “highlight” mean?
As a noun: the most interesting or memorable part For example: “the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “highlight”?
Stress the first syllable: HIGH-light. “high” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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