How to pronounce hefty in American English
“hefty” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to hefty the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “hefty” in: all accents · British English (89 clips)
“hefty” in real sentences — American speakers
64 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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So hopefully the weather cooperates for our very hefty schedule.
US Forest Service
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Maybe not the top prize, but a hefty second place prize.
Dept of Justice
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in each new state, often paying hefty fees just to find work.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “hefty”
Words one sound away from hefty — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of hefty. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.