How to pronounce cherry
Say it like CHER-ee. Cherry has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHER).
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- CHER
- ee
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Cherry pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- CHERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
- eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of cherry
American and British speakers say cherry in essentially the same way: /ˈtʃɛri/ in the US and /ˈtʃɛri/ in the UK.
British respelling: CHER-ee.
What does cherry mean?
- wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
- any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
- a red fruit with a single hard stone
- of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Where does cherry come from?
From Middle English chery, cherie, chirie, from Anglo-Norman cherise (mistaken as a plural) and Old English ċiris, ċirse (“cherry”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, derived from Late Latin ceresium, cerasium, f
Words that rhyme with cherry
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of cherry.
Questions about saying cherry
How do you pronounce cherry?
Say CHER-ee. The American pronunciation is /ˈtʃɛri/. In British English it is /ˈtʃɛri/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in cherry?
Cherry has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHER). Broken into parts: CHER · ee.
Do Americans and Brits say cherry the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈtʃɛri/ and the British form is /ˈtʃɛri/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.