How To Pronounce Chastise

chastise

UK
Phonemic
/tʃæsˈtaɪz/
Phonetic
[tʃæsˈtʰaɪz]
US
Phonemic
/tʃæsˈtaɪz/

In British English, chastise is pronounced /tʃæsˈtaɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃæsˈtʰaɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃæsˈtaɪz/.

Chastise has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

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

tʃæstaɪz

Chastise has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

chastise + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/tʃæsˈtaɪ.zɪz/
US
/tʃæsˈtaɪ.zɪz/
chastise + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/tʃæsˈtaɪzd/
US
/tʃæsˈtaɪzd/
chastise + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/tʃæsˈtaɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/tʃæsˈtaɪ.zɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Chastise

Questions About Chastise

How do you pronounce chastise in British English?

In British English, chastise is pronounced /tʃæsˈtaɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃæsˈtʰaɪz].

How do you pronounce chastise in American English?

In American English, chastise is pronounced /tʃæsˈtaɪz/.

How many syllables are in chastise?

Chastise has two syllables, /tʃæs/ + /taɪz/.

Where is the stress in chastise?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /taɪz/.

Do British and American English pronounce chastise the same way?

Yes. Both are /tʃæsˈtaɪz/.

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