How to pronounce health
Say it like HELTH. Health is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- HELTH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Health pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HELTHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
American vs British pronunciation of health
American and British speakers say health in essentially the same way: /hɛlθ/ in the US and /hɛlθ/ in the UK.
British respelling: HELTH.
What does health mean?
- a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease“physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients”
- the general condition of body and mind“his delicate health”“in poor health”
Where does health come from?
Inherited from Middle English helthe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from *hailaz + *-iþō.
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with health
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Questions about saying health
How do you pronounce health?
Say HELTH. The American pronunciation is /hɛlθ/. In British English it is /hɛlθ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in health?
Health is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HELTH.
Do Americans and Brits say health the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /hɛlθ/ and the British form is /hɛlθ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.