How to pronounce “chronic”
Say “chronic” in 2 beats
chronic
/ˈkɹɑnɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈkɹɒnɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- chronkɹɑstress
- icnɪk
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɹɑnɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈkɹɒnɪk/
- Respelling
- KRON-ik
- Syllables
- 2 — CHRON-ic
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CHRON-ic. “chron” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɹɑnɪk/
/ˈkɹɒnɪk/
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Where “chronic” goes wrong
- Often heard
“CHRON-ik with a ch”
the ch is a hard k: KRON-ik
What “chronic” means
- adjective
being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
“chronic indigestion”
- adjective
of long duration
“chronic money problems”
- adjective
habitual
“a chronic smoker”
Say it in a sentence
“He has managed chronic back pain for most of his adult life.”“chronic”, answered
How do you pronounce “chronic”?
“chronic” is pronounced /ˈkɹɑnɪk/ (KRON-ik) in American English and /ˈkɹɒnɪk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “chron”. Build it as CHRON-ic, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “chronic” have?
2: chron · ic. The beat lands on the first, “chron”.
Is “chronic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɹɑnɪk/ (KRON-ik); British English says /ˈkɹɒnɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “chronic” mean?
As an adjective: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering For example: “chronic indigestion” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “chronic”?
Stress the first syllable: CHRON-ic. “chron” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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