English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Chicken Pronunciation
Chicken is pronounced CHI-kuhn, IPA /ˈtʃɪkən/.
CHI-kuhn
US /ˈtʃɪkən/ · UK /ˈtʃɪkɪn/
Syllables: CHI · kuhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: A farmyard bird kept for meat and eggs, its meat, or informally a coward.
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Chicken in a Sentence
- Roast chicken on Sunday, cold chicken on Monday.
- The chickens are let out at first light.
- He was too chicken to ask.
Common Mispronunciations of Chicken
Not SHI-kuhn
Begin with the ch of chin, which stops the air before letting it go. A plain sh leaves the word sounding half finished.
Not chi-KEN
Reduce the second syllable to kuhn. The e in the ending carries no weight, which is why kitchen rhymes with it.
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