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How to pronounce cherubs

Say it like CHER-ubz. Cherubs has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHER).

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US American/ˈtʃɛrəbz/CHER-ubz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • CHER
  • ubz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Cherubs pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. CHERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. ubzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does cherubs mean?

noun
  1. plural of cherub How to pronounce cherub
  2. A multiservice tactical brevity code for communicating the altitude of friendly aircraft.

Questions about saying cherubs

How do you pronounce cherubs?

Say CHER-ubz. The American pronunciation is /ˈtʃɛrəbz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in cherubs?

Cherubs has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHER). Broken into parts: CHER · ubz.

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