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