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How to spell rhythm

Rhythm is spelled R-H-Y-T-H-M. Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move: R, H, Y, T, H, M.

hear itrhythm/'rɪðəm/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: A regular, repeated pattern of sounds or beats.

In a sentence: The drummer plays a fun rhythm on his drums.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: rhythms, rhythmic, rhythmically, arrhythmia, rhythmical. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Rhythm” comes from the Greek word “rhythmos,” meaning measured motion or flow. It was first used in English for musical beats, and later expanded to describe patterns in poetry, nature, and daily life.

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