How to pronounce “penchant”
Say “penchant” in 2 beats
penchant
/ˈpɛntʃənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɒnʃɒn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pencpɛnstress
- hanttʃənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɛntʃənt/
- IPA (British)
- /pɒnʃɒn/
- Respelling
- PEN-chuhnt
- Syllables
- 2 — PENC-hant
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PENC-hant. “penc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpɛntʃənt/
/pɒnʃɒn/
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What “penchant” means
- noun
a strong liking
“my own preference is for good literature”
Say it in a sentence
“She has a penchant for maps of places she has never visited.”“penchant”, answered
How do you pronounce “penchant”?
“penchant” is pronounced /ˈpɛntʃənt/ (PEN-chuhnt) in American English and /pɒnʃɒn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “penc”. Build it as PENC-hant, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “penchant” have?
2: penc · hant. The beat lands on the first, “penc”.
Is “penchant” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɛntʃənt/ (PEN-chuhnt); British English says /pɒnʃɒn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “penchant” mean?
As a noun: a strong liking For example: “my own preference is for good literature”
Where is the stress in “penchant”?
Stress the first syllable: PENC-hant. “penc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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