How to pronounce “chicanery”
Say “chicanery” in 4 beats
chicanery
/ʃɪˈkeɪnɚi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ʃɪkeɪnəɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- chicʃɪ
- ankeɪstress
- ernɚ
- yi
- IPA (American)
- /ʃɪˈkeɪnɚi/
- IPA (British)
- /ʃɪkeɪnəɹi/
- Respelling
- shi-KAY-nuh-ee
- Syllables
- 4 — chic-AN-er-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: chic-AN-er-y. “an” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ʃɪˈkeɪnɚi/
/ʃɪkeɪnəɹi/
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What “chicanery” means
- noun
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Say it in a sentence
“The whole deal collapsed once the chicanery came to light.”“chicanery”, answered
How do you pronounce “chicanery”?
“chicanery” is pronounced /ʃɪˈkeɪnɚi/ (shi-KAY-nuh-ee) in American English and /ʃɪkeɪnəɹi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “an”. Build it as chic-AN-er-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “chicanery” have?
4: chic · an · er · y. The beat lands on the second, “an”.
Is “chicanery” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ʃɪˈkeɪnɚi/ (shi-KAY-nuh-ee); British English says /ʃɪkeɪnəɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “chicanery” mean?
As a noun: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) For example: “The whole deal collapsed once the chicanery came to light.”
Where is the stress in “chicanery”?
Stress the second syllable: chic-AN-er-y. “an” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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