How To Pronounce Chant

chant

Phonemic

/tʃɑːnt/

Phonetic

[tʃɑ̃ːnt̚]

Phonemic

/tʃænt/

In British English, chant is pronounced /tʃɑːnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃɑ̃ːnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃænt/.

Chant 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

tʃɑːnt

Chant has one syllable in British English.

chant + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/tʃɑːnts/

/tʃænts/

chant + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈtʃɑːn.tɪd/

/ˈtʃæn.t̯ɪd/

chant + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈtʃɑːn.tɪŋ/

/ˈtʃæn.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Chant

Questions About Chant

How do you pronounce chant in British English?

In British English, chant is pronounced /tʃɑːnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃɑ̃ːnt̚].

How do you pronounce chant in American English?

In American English, chant is pronounced /tʃænt/.

Do British and American English pronounce chant the same way?

No. British English has /tʃɑːnt/ and American English has /tʃænt/.

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