How To Pronounce Cheer

cheer

Phonemic

/tʃɪə/

Phonetic

[tʃɪəʴ]

Phonemic

/tʃɪr/

In British English, cheer is pronounced /tʃɪə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃɪəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃɪr/.

Cheer 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

tʃɪə

Cheer has one syllable in British English.

cheer + -s

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

/tʃɪəz/

/tʃɪrz/

cheer + -ed

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

/tʃɪəd/

/tʃɪrd/

cheer + -ing

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

/ˈtʃɪə.rɪŋ/

/ˈtʃɪr.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Cheer

Questions About Cheer

How do you pronounce cheer in British English?

In British English, cheer is pronounced /tʃɪə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃɪəʴ].

How do you pronounce cheer in American English?

In American English, cheer is pronounced /tʃɪr/.

Do British and American English pronounce cheer the same way?

No. British English has /tʃɪə/ and American English has /tʃɪr/.

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