How to pronounce whitehead
Say it like WYTE-hed. Whitehead has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WYTE).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce whitehead. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- WYTE
- hed
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Whitehead pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- WYTESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
- hedGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
American vs British pronunciation of whitehead
American and British speakers say whitehead in essentially the same way: /ˈwaɪtˌhɛd/ in the US and /ˈwaɪtˌhɛd/ in the UK.
British respelling: WYTE-hed.
What does whitehead mean?
- A type of comedo, manifesting as a small whitish bump of the skin due to retention of sebum and dead skin cells in a skin pore blocked by a thin layer of epithelium.
- A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla).
- The blue-winged snow goose, Anser caerulescens caerulescens.
Where does whitehead come from?
From white + head.
Questions about saying whitehead
How do you pronounce whitehead?
Say WYTE-hed. The American pronunciation is /ˈwaɪtˌhɛd/. In British English it is /ˈwaɪtˌhɛd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in whitehead?
Whitehead has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WYTE). Broken into parts: WYTE · hed.
Do Americans and Brits say whitehead the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈwaɪtˌhɛd/ and the British form is /ˈwaɪtˌhɛd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.