How To Pronounce Cherry
cherry
In British English, cherry is pronounced /ˈtʃer.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃer.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtʃer.i/.
Cherry has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Cherry has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Cherry
Questions About Cherry
How do you pronounce cherry in British English?
In British English, cherry is pronounced /ˈtʃer.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃer.i].
How do you pronounce cherry in American English?
In American English, cherry is pronounced /ˈtʃer.i/.
How many syllables are in cherry?
Cherry has two syllables, /tʃer/ + /i/.
Where is the stress in cherry?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tʃer/.
Do British and American English pronounce cherry the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtʃer.i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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