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How to pronounce woodchips

Say it like WUUD-chips. Woodchips has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WUUD).

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US American/ˈwʊdˌtʃɪps/WUUD-chips
UK British/ˈwʊdˌtʃɪps/WUUD-chips
  • WUUD
  • chips
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Woodchips pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. WUUDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in book.
  2. chipsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of woodchips

American and British speakers say woodchips in essentially the same way: /ˈwʊdˌtʃɪps/ in the US and /ˈwʊdˌtʃɪps/ in the UK.

British respelling: WUUD-chips.

What does woodchips mean?

noun
  1. plural of woodchip How to pronounce woodchip

Questions about saying woodchips

How do you pronounce woodchips?

Say WUUD-chips. The American pronunciation is /ˈwʊdˌtʃɪps/. In British English it is /ˈwʊdˌtʃɪps/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in woodchips?

Woodchips has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WUUD). Broken into parts: WUUD · chips.

Do Americans and Brits say woodchips the same way?

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

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