How to pronounce fight
Say it like FYTE. Fight is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FYTE
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Fight pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FYTESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of fight
American and British speakers say fight in essentially the same way: /faɪt/ in the US and /faɪt/ in the UK.
British respelling: FYTE.
What does fight mean?
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight“the tribesmen fought each other”“Siblings are always fighting”
- fight against or resist strongly“The senator said he would oppose the bill”“Don't fight it!”
- make a strenuous or labored effort“She struggled for years to survive without welfare”“He fought for breath”
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war“Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga”“he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement”
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle“a fight broke out at the hockey game”“there was fighting in the streets”
- an aggressive willingness to compete“the team was full of fight”
Where does fight come from?
Cognate with Scots fecht (“to fight”), West Frisian fjochtsje, fjuchte (“to fight”), Dutch vechten (“to fight”), Low German fechten (“to fight”), German fechten (“to fence”), Danish fægte (“to fence, to fight (using blade weapons)”), Norweg
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with fight
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of fight.
Questions about saying fight
How do you pronounce fight?
Say FYTE. The American pronunciation is /faɪt/. In British English it is /faɪt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in fight?
Fight is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FYTE.
Do Americans and Brits say fight the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /faɪt/ and the British form is /faɪt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.