How to pronounce champagne
Say it like sham-PAYN. Champagne has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PAYN).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce champagne. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- sham
- PAYN
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Champagne pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- shamKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- PAYNSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of champagne
American and British speakers say champagne in essentially the same way: /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ in the US and /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ in the UK.
British respelling: sham-PAYN.
What does champagne mean?
- a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
- a region of northeastern France
Where does champagne come from?
Borrowed from French champagne (“sparkling wine from the Champagne region”), from Champagne (“region and former province of France”), from Late Latin campānia (in full Campānia Rēmēnsis), from campāneus (“of or pertaining to the fields”), f
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with champagne
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of champagne.
Questions about saying champagne
How do you pronounce champagne?
Say sham-PAYN. The American pronunciation is /ʃæmˈpeɪn/. In British English it is /ʃæmˈpeɪn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in champagne?
Champagne has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PAYN). Broken into parts: sham · PAYN.
Do Americans and Brits say champagne the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ and the British form is /ʃæmˈpeɪn/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.