How to pronounce “suite”
Say “suite” in one beat
suite
/swit/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /swiːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- suiteswit
- IPA (American)
- /swit/
- IPA (British)
- /swiːt/
- Respelling
- SWEET
- Syllables
- 1 — suite
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /swit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/swit/
/swiːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “suite” goes wrong
- Often heard
“SOOT”
it sounds exactly like sweet; a suit of clothes is SOOT
What “suite” means
- noun
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
- noun
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
- noun
the group following and attending to some important person
Say it in a sentence
“The hotel gave us a small suite with a view of the harbour.”“suite”, answered
How do you pronounce “suite”?
“suite” is pronounced /swit/ (SWEET) in American English and /swiːt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /swit/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “suite” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /swit/ — a single beat.
Is “suite” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /swit/ (SWEET); British English says /swiːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “suite” mean?
As a noun: a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected For example: “The hotel gave us a small suite with a view of the harbour.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “suite”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /swit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “suite” 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.