How To Pronounce Chicken
chicken
In British English, chicken is pronounced /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃɪk.ɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/.
Chicken 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
Chicken 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.
Questions About Chicken
How do you pronounce chicken in British English?
In British English, chicken is pronounced /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃɪk.ɪ̃n].
How do you pronounce chicken in American English?
In American English, chicken is pronounced /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/.
How many syllables are in chicken?
Chicken has two syllables, /tʃɪk/ + /ɪn/.
Where is the stress in chicken?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tʃɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce chicken the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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