Pronunciation

How to pronounce “site

“site” is pronounced /saɪt/ (SYT) — one syllable.
The sound

Say “site” in one beat

Say it like this

site

/saɪt/

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1 beat
  1. sitesaɪt
IPA (American)
/saɪt/
IPA (British)
/saɪt/
Respelling
SYT
Syllables
1 — site
Stress
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Meaning

What “site” means

  1. noun

    the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

    a good site for the school

  2. noun

    physical position in relation to the surroundings

    the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides

  3. noun

    a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web

    the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers

Say it in a sentence

The site for the new hall floods twice a year.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

3 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

site”, answered

How do you pronounce “site”?

“site” is pronounced /saɪt/ (SYT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /saɪt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.

How many syllables does “site” have?

One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /saɪt/ — a single beat.

What does “site” mean?

As a noun: the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) For example: “a good site for the school” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “site”?

One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.

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