How to pronounce haunt
Say it like HAWNT. Haunt is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- HAWNT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Haunt pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HAWNTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
American vs British pronunciation of haunt
American and British speakers say haunt in essentially the same way: /hɔnt/ in the US and /hɔːnt/ in the UK.
British respelling: HAWNT.
What does haunt mean?
- follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to“her ex-boyfriend stalked her”“the ghost of her mother haunted her”
- haunt like a ghost; pursue“Fear of illness haunts her”
- be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place“She haunts the ballet”
- a frequently visited place
Where does haunt come from?
Cognate with Old English hǣman (“to cohabit, lie with, marry”); related to Old English hām (“home, village”), Old French hantin (“a stay, a place frequented by”) from the same Germanic source.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with haunt
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of haunt.
Questions about saying haunt
How do you pronounce haunt?
Say HAWNT. The American pronunciation is /hɔnt/. In British English it is /hɔːnt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in haunt?
Haunt is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HAWNT.
Do Americans and Brits say haunt the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /hɔnt/ and the British form is /hɔːnt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.