How to pronounce hearth
Say it like HARTH. Hearth is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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US American/hɑrθ/HARTH
UK British/hɑːθ/HAHTH
- HARTH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Hearth pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HARTHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of hearth
- Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.
British respelling: HAHTH.
What does hearth mean?
noun
- The place in a home where a fire is or was traditionally kept for home heating and for cooking, usually constituted by at least a hearthstone and often enclosed to varying degrees by any combination of reredos, fireplace, oven, smoke hood, or chimney.
- A hearthstone, either as standalone or as the floor of an enclosed fireplace or oven.“cooking on an open hearth”
- A fireplace: an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built.
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Questions about saying hearth
How do you pronounce hearth?
Say HARTH. The American pronunciation is /hɑrθ/. In British English it is /hɑːθ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in hearth?
Hearth is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HARTH.
Is hearth pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /hɑːθ/ (HAHTH).