How to pronounce chevron
Say it like SHEV-run. Chevron has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SHEV).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce chevron. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- SHEV
- run
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Chevron pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SHEVSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
- runKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of chevron
American and British speakers say chevron in essentially the same way: /ˈʃɛvrən/ in the US and /ˈʃɛvrən/ in the UK.
British respelling: SHEV-run.
What does chevron mean?
- A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
- Anything V-shaped similarly to the classic chevron shape.
- A group of birds in flight, when flying in a V formation, as in cranes, ducks, geese, gulls, pelicans and swans.
- To form or be formed into chevrons
Where does chevron come from?
From Middle English cheveroun, from Old French chevron, the mark so called because it looks like rafters of a shallow roof, from Vulgar Latin *capriō, from Latin caper (“goat”), the likely connection between goats and rafters being the animal's horns.
Similar and opposite words
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Questions about saying chevron
How do you pronounce chevron?
Say SHEV-run. The American pronunciation is /ˈʃɛvrən/. In British English it is /ˈʃɛvrən/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in chevron?
Chevron has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SHEV). Broken into parts: SHEV · run.
Do Americans and Brits say chevron the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈʃɛvrən/ and the British form is /ˈʃɛvrən/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.