How to pronounce cheeks
Say it like CHEEKS. Cheeks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce cheeks. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- CHEEKS
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Cheeks pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- CHEEKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of cheeks
American and British speakers say cheeks in essentially the same way: /tʃiks/ in the US and /tʃiːks/ in the UK.
British respelling: CHEEKS.
What does cheeks mean?
- plural of cheek How to pronounce cheek
- Something bad or disappointing.“His last album was cheeks.”
- the upright stones in a fireplace to which the bars are fixed
- third-person singular simple present indicative of cheek How to pronounce cheek
Questions about saying cheeks
How do you pronounce cheeks?
Say CHEEKS. The American pronunciation is /tʃiks/. In British English it is /tʃiːks/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in cheeks?
Cheeks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: CHEEKS.
Do Americans and Brits say cheeks the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /tʃiks/ and the British form is /tʃiːks/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.