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How to pronounce chests

Say it like CHESTS. Chests is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tʃɛsts/CHESTS
UK British/tʃɛsts/CHESTS
  • CHESTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Chests pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. CHESTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of chests

American and British speakers say chests in essentially the same way: /tʃɛsts/ in the US and /tʃɛsts/ in the UK.

British respelling: CHESTS.

What does chests mean?

noun
  1. plural of chest How to pronounce chest
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chest How to pronounce chest

Questions about saying chests

How do you pronounce chests?

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

How many syllables are in chests?

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

Do Americans and Brits say chests the same way?

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

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