To pronounce "half-step", say HALFST-ep — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"half-step" has 2 syllables: halfst-ep.
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"Half-step" has 2 syllables: halfst · ep.
Half-step: An interval of which there are seven in a fifth or twelve in an octave, consisting of two tones whose frequency ratio is about 1.059 or 18/17.
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