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The correct spelling is height.
How to pronounce height
/haɪt/
nounIPA: /haɪt/
Say it like: Hay-t
The correct spelling is height. The distance from the base of something to the top. For example: "She's at the height of her career."
Usage Examples
“She's at the height of her career.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The distance from the base of something to the top.
- 2.The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
- 3.The highest point or maximum degree.
- 4.A high point.
- 5.An area of land at the top of a cliff.
Spelling pattern and memory trick
Pattern
Pronunciation trap
Why it happens
Height comes from high, so the E and I stay in that order.
Memory trick: Think h-EI-ght, not heighth.
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