How to pronounce “chairman”
Say “chairman” in 2 beats
chairman
/ˈtʃɛɹmən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tʃeəmən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- chairtʃɛɹstress
- manmən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtʃɛɹmən/
- IPA (British)
- /tʃeəmən/
- Respelling
- CHER-muhn
- Syllables
- 2 — CHAIR-man
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CHAIR-man. “chair” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtʃɛɹmən/
/tʃeəmən/
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What “chairman” means
- noun
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
“address your remarks to the chairperson”
- verb
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
“She chaired the department for many years”
Say it in a sentence
“The chairman opened the meeting with a short welcome.”“chairman”, answered
How do you pronounce “chairman”?
“chairman” is pronounced /ˈtʃɛɹmən/ (CHER-muhn) in American English and /tʃeəmən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “chair”. Build it as CHAIR-man, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “chairman” have?
2: chair · man. The beat lands on the first, “chair”.
Is “chairman” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtʃɛɹmən/ (CHER-muhn); British English says /tʃeəmən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “chairman” mean?
As a noun: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization For example: “address your remarks to the chairperson” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “chairman”?
Stress the first syllable: CHAIR-man. “chair” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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