How To Pronounce Chair

chair

Phonemic

/tʃeə/

Phonetic

[tʃeəʴ]

Phonemic

/tʃer/

In British English, chair is pronounced /tʃeə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃeəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃer/.

Chair has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

tʃeə

Chair has one syllable in British English.

chair + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/tʃeəz/

/tʃerz/

chair + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/tʃeəd/

/tʃerd/

chair + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈtʃeə.rɪŋ/

/ˈtʃer.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Chair

Questions About Chair

How do you pronounce chair in British English?

In British English, chair is pronounced /tʃeə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃeəʴ].

How do you pronounce chair in American English?

In American English, chair is pronounced /tʃer/.

Do British and American English pronounce chair the same way?

No. British English has /tʃeə/ and American English has /tʃer/.

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