how to pronounce mite

/maɪt/

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mite is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… living mites dead mites and mite dung …”

meaning of mite

Mite is a type of insect.

mite frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word mite occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.