How to pronounce bite
Say it like BYTE. Bite is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BYTE
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Bite pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BYTESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of bite
American and British speakers say bite in essentially the same way: /baɪt/ in the US and /baɪt/ in the UK.
British respelling: BYTE.
What does bite mean?
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws“Gunny invariably tried to bite her”
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort“The sun burned his face”
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife“The fork bit into the surface”
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful“all they had left was a bit of bread”
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Where does bite come from?
Cognates include Saterland Frisian biete (“bite”), West Frisian bite (“bite”), Dutch bijten (“bite”), German Low German bieten (“bite”), German beißen, beissen (“bite”), Danish bide (“bite”), Swedish bita (“bite”), Norwegian Bokmål bite (“b
Words that rhyme with bite
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of bite.
Words that sound like bite
Questions about saying bite
How do you pronounce bite?
Say BYTE. The American pronunciation is /baɪt/. In British English it is /baɪt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in bite?
Bite is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BYTE.
Do Americans and Brits say bite the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /baɪt/ and the British form is /baɪt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as bite?
Bite sounds the same as bight, byte in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.