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How to pronounce cheeked

Say it like CHEEKT. Cheeked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tʃikt/CHEEKT
UK British/tʃiːkt/CHEEKT
  • CHEEKT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Cheeked pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. CHEEKTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of cheeked

American and British speakers say cheeked in essentially the same way: /tʃikt/ in the US and /tʃiːkt/ in the UK.

British respelling: CHEEKT.

What does cheeked mean?

adjective
  1. Having some specific type of cheek.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of cheek How to pronounce cheek

Words that rhyme with cheeked

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of cheeked.

Questions about saying cheeked

How do you pronounce cheeked?

Say CHEEKT. The American pronunciation is /tʃikt/. In British English it is /tʃiːkt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in cheeked?

Cheeked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: CHEEKT.

Do Americans and Brits say cheeked the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /tʃikt/ and the British form is /tʃiːkt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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