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How to pronounce speights

Say it like SPAYTS. Speights is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/speɪts/SPAYTS
UK British/speɪts/SPAYTS
  • SPAYTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Speights pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SPAYTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of speights

American and British speakers say speights in essentially the same way: /speɪts/ in the US and /speɪts/ in the UK.

British respelling: SPAYTS.

What does speights mean?

noun
  1. plural of speight

Words that rhyme with speights

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of speights.

Questions about saying speights

How do you pronounce speights?

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

How many syllables are in speights?

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

Do Americans and Brits say speights the same way?

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

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