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Chanel Pronunciation
Chanel is pronounced shuh-NEL, IPA /ʃəˈnɛl/.
shuh-NEL
US /ʃəˈnɛl/
Syllables: shuh · NEL (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper noun): The French fashion house founded by Coco Chanel, and the surname it comes from.
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Chanel in a Sentence
- She saved for a year to buy a Chanel jacket.
- The Chanel shop on the corner has been there since the sixties.
- Coco Chanel changed how women's clothes were cut.
Common Mispronunciations of Chanel
Not CHA-nuhl
Two traps at once. The ch stays a French sh, and the force goes to the end; with front stress the word becomes channel.
Not shuh-NAYL
The final syllable takes the short e of bell, not an ay.
Tip: Chanel and channel differ only in stress and in the final vowel, which is why the name is so often misread.
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