Speakur

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sight sing

/ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
sight s-ing
IPA
/ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

Etymology

From sight + sing.

Inflected Forms

sight sings (present, singular) sight singing (participle, present) sight sang (past) sight sung (participle, past) sight-sing (alternative) sightsing (alternative)

Phrases

sight read

Frequently Paired Words

sight read

Questions

How do you pronounce sight sing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/.
What does sight sing mean?
To sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.
Where does sight sing come from?
From sight + sing.

How to pronounce sight sing

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sight sing”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “sight sing” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.