How to pronounce “chance”
Say “chance” in one beat
chance
/tʃæns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tʃans/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- chancetʃæns
- IPA (American)
- /tʃæns/
- IPA (British)
- /tʃans/
- Respelling
- CHANS
- Syllables
- 1 — chance
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tʃæns/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/tʃæns/
/tʃans/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “chance” means
- noun
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
“the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington”
- noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
“bad luck caused his downfall”
- noun
a risk involving danger
“you take a chance when you let her drive”
Say it in a sentence
“This might be her only chance to see the show.”“chance”, answered
How do you pronounce “chance”?
“chance” is pronounced /tʃæns/ (CHANS) in American English and /tʃans/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /tʃæns/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “chance” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /tʃæns/ — a single beat.
Is “chance” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /tʃæns/ (CHANS); British English says /tʃans/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “chance” mean?
As a noun: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances For example: “the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “chance”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tʃæns/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “chance” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.