How To Pronounce Chef
chef
UK
Phonemic
/ʃef/
Phonetic
[ʃef]
US
Phonemic
/ʃef/
In British English, chef is pronounced /ʃef/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃef]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃef/.
Chef has one 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
ʃef
Chef has one syllable in British English.
chef + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ʃefs/
US
/ʃefs/
Words That Rhyme With Chef
Questions About Chef
How do you pronounce chef in British English?
In British English, chef is pronounced /ʃef/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃef].
How do you pronounce chef in American English?
In American English, chef is pronounced /ʃef/.
Do British and American English pronounce chef the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃef/.
Nearby Words
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