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How to pronounce chins

Say it like CHINZ. Chins is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tʃɪnz/CHINZ
UK British/tʃɪnz/CHINZ
  • CHINZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Chins pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. CHINZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of chins

American and British speakers say chins in essentially the same way: /tʃɪnz/ in the US and /tʃɪnz/ in the UK.

British respelling: CHINZ.

What does chins mean?

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

Questions about saying chins

How do you pronounce chins?

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

How many syllables are in chins?

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

Do Americans and Brits say chins the same way?

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

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