How to pronounce “night”
Say “night” in one beat
night
/naɪt/
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- nightnaɪt
- IPA (American)
- /naɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /naɪt/
- Respelling
- NYT
- Syllables
- 1 — night
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /naɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “night” means
- noun
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- noun
a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
- noun
the period spent sleeping
“I had a restless night”
Say it in a sentence
“The night was so clear we could see every star.”“night”, answered
How do you pronounce “night”?
“night” is pronounced /naɪt/ (NYT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /naɪt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “night” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /naɪt/ — a single beat.
What does “night” mean?
As a noun: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside For example: “The night was so clear we could see every star.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “night”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /naɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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