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How to pronounce heth

Say it like HETH. Heth is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/hɛθ/HETH
UK British/hɛθ/HETH
  • HETH
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Heth pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. HETHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of heth

American and British speakers say heth in essentially the same way: /hɛθ/ in the US and /hɛθ/ in the UK.

British respelling: HETH.

What does heth mean?

noun
  1. The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Words that rhyme with heth

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Questions about saying heth

How do you pronounce heth?

Say HETH. The American pronunciation is /hɛθ/. In British English it is /hɛθ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in heth?

Heth is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HETH.

Do Americans and Brits say heth the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /hɛθ/ and the British form is /hɛθ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).