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How to pronounce chainsaws

Say it like CHAYN-sawz. Chainsaws has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHAYN).

VoiceSpeed
US American/ˈtʃeɪnˌsɔz/CHAYN-sawz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • CHAYN
  • sawz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Chainsaws pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. CHAYNSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
  2. sawzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

What does chainsaws mean?

noun
  1. plural of chainsaw How to pronounce chainsaw
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chainsaw How to pronounce chainsaw

Questions about saying chainsaws

How do you pronounce chainsaws?

Say CHAYN-sawz. The American pronunciation is /ˈtʃeɪnˌsɔz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in chainsaws?

Chainsaws has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHAYN). Broken into parts: CHAYN · sawz.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).