How to pronounce “seat”
Say “seat” in one beat
seat
/sit/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /siːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- seatsit
- IPA (American)
- /sit/
- IPA (British)
- /siːt/
- Respelling
- SEET
- Syllables
- 1 — seat
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sit/ 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
/sit/
/siːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “seat” means
- noun
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
“he booked their seats in advance”
- noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
- noun
furniture that is designed for sitting on
“there were not enough seats for all the guests”
Say it in a sentence
“She saved him a seat near the front of the bus.”“seat”, answered
How do you pronounce “seat”?
“seat” is pronounced /sit/ (SEET) in American English and /siːt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /sit/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “seat” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /sit/ — a single beat.
Is “seat” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /sit/ (SEET); British English says /siːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “seat” mean?
As a noun: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) For example: “he booked their seats in advance” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “seat”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “seat” 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.