How to pronounce channel
Say it like CHAN-ul. Channel has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHAN).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce channel. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- CHAN
- ul
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Channel pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- CHANSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- ulKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of channel
American and British speakers say channel in essentially the same way: /ˈtʃænəl/ in the US and /ˈtʃænəl/ in the UK.
British respelling: CHAN-ul.
What does channel mean?
- a path over which electrical signals can pass“a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company”
- a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through“the fields were crossed with irrigation channels”“gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street”
- a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission“Sound carries well over water”“The airwaves carry the sound”
- direct the flow of“channel information towards a broad audience”
- send from one person or place to another“transmit a message”
Where does channel come from?
From Middle English chanel (also as canel, cannel, kanel), a borrowing from Old French chanel, canel, from Latin canālis (“groove; canal; channel”).
Words that rhyme with channel
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of channel.
Questions about saying channel
How do you pronounce channel?
Say CHAN-ul. The American pronunciation is /ˈtʃænəl/. In British English it is /ˈtʃænəl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in channel?
Channel has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHAN). Broken into parts: CHAN · ul.
Do Americans and Brits say channel the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈtʃænəl/ and the British form is /ˈtʃænəl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.