chimney
nounHow many syllables in chimney?
There are 2 syllables in the word chimney.How to pronounce chimney:
Definition of chimney:
- chimney (noun):
- fireplace, hearth
- a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building.
Synonyms for chimney:
channel
chimney stack
conduit
damper
duct
fireplace
flue
funnel
hearth
hydrant
lamp chimney
leader
open fireplace
penstock
pipe
smokestack
stack
standpipe
stovepipe
tile
trough
tube
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- soughing
- Shaquille
- sedate
- seashell
- rodman
- reacquire
- logos
- ghazal
- chimneys
- Zion
- tireless
- stifle
- remained
- perjured
- Darchelle
- concave
- clique
- tainted
- Needles
- largest
- freshened
- bunker
- rebuffed
- mammoth
- jeerer
- hadn't
- curtsy
- warlike
- treated
- thinker
- platoon
- graded
- escribe
- dainty
- curving
- bounded
- warehouse
- ultra
- Titan
- shuddered
- scolding
- ophryon
- mattered
- zippy
- time zone
- sunburn
- mentee
- asthma
- ashen
- twelfth-year
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Syllable stress in English can be unpredictable, leading to common mispronunciations for non-native speakers, especially in polysyllabic words.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!