How to pronounce flint
Say it like FLINT. Flint is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FLINT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Flint pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FLINTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of flint
American and British speakers say flint in essentially the same way: /flɪnt/ in the US and /flɪnt/ in the UK.
British respelling: FLINT.
What does flint mean?
- a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
- a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
- a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings“his flinty gaze”“the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart”
Where does flint come from?
From Middle English flynt, flint, from Old English flint, from Proto-West Germanic *flint, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz (compare Dutch vlint, flint (“flint, cobblestone”), German Flins, Flint (“flint, pebble”), Danish flint (“flint”)), from
Words that rhyme with flint
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of flint.
Questions about saying flint
How do you pronounce flint?
Say FLINT. The American pronunciation is /flɪnt/. In British English it is /flɪnt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in flint?
Flint is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FLINT.
Do Americans and Brits say flint the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /flɪnt/ and the British form is /flɪnt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.