English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Czech Pronunciation
Czech is pronounced CHEK, IPA /ˈtʃɛk/.
CHEK
US /ˈtʃɛk/
Syllables: CHEK (1 syllable)
adjective and noun: Of the Czech Republic, or a person from it or the language spoken there.
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Czech in a Sentence
- Czech glass has been made in Bohemia for centuries.
- She learned Czech from her grandmother.
- Two Czech players joined the club in January.
Common Mispronunciations of Czech
Not ZEK
The cz pair is a Polish spelling for a single ch sound, and Czech kept it when the name came into English.
Not CHECH
Stop the word on a hard k. A second ch at the end borrows from Chechen, which names a different people altogether.
Tip: The country has been Czechia or the Czech Republic since 1993, and before that the Czech half of Czechoslovakia. Every one of those opens with chek.
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