To pronounce "half-inch", say HALF-inch — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
half-inch
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying half-inch, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
2
Syllables
9
Letters
HALF-inch
Say it like
"half-inch" has 2 syllables: half-inch. It rhymes with chaffinch, if that helps it stick.
verb
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Half-inch" has 2 syllables: half · inch.
Half-inch: To pinch, to steal.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “half-inch” in the full dictionary →