How To Pronounce Chickpea
chickpea
How To Say Chickpea Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, chickpea is pronounced /ˈtʃɪk.piː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃɪk.piː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtʃɪk.piː/.
Chickpea 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
Chickpea 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.
Transcription Tips For Chickpea
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Chickpea /ˈtʃɪk.piː/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Chickpea /ˈtʃɪk.piː/
Questions About Chickpea
How do you say chickpea phonetically?
Chickpea sounds like CHIK-pee in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce chickpea in British English?
In British English, chickpea is pronounced /ˈtʃɪk.piː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃɪk.piː].
How do you pronounce chickpea in American English?
In American English, chickpea is pronounced /ˈtʃɪk.piː/.
How many syllables are in chickpea?
Chickpea has two syllables, /tʃɪk/ + /piː/.
Where is the stress in chickpea?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tʃɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce chickpea the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtʃɪk.piː/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Chickpea
Chickpea has two syllables. See how chickpea divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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