To pronounce "halfheartedly", say HALFH-eart-edly — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
halfheartedly
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 halfheartedly, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
3
Syllables
13
Letters
HALFH-eart-edly
Say it like
"halfheartedly" has 3 syllables: halfh-eart-edly. It rhymes with half-heartedly, if that helps it stick.
adverb
“"Pig", she said, halfheartedly, and continued with the interrupted conversation.”
Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Halfheartedly" has 3 syllables: halfh · eart · edly.
Halfheartedly: Without enthusiasm or interest.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “halfheartedly” in the full dictionary →