how to pronounce heir

/ɛəɹ/

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heir is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of heir in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… need of a new male heir the clan saw the …”

meaning of heir

Heir is a person who is entitled to inherit property or a title from a deceased person.

heir frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word heir occurs in english on average 9.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.