How to pronounce chunk in American English

IPA /tʃʌŋk/ Syllables 1 · chuhngk Stress 1st syllable

CHUHNGK

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Americans pronounce chunk as CHUHNGK (/tʃʌŋk/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Teacher Charles chose a chunk of chocolate".

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Every sound in "chunk".

1 syllable, 4 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

ch/tʃ/

Touch the front of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then release into a 'sh' position. Flare your lips.

uh/ʌ/

Relax your lips, jaw, and tongue completely. Drop your jaw slightly and keep the tongue neutral.

ng/ŋ/

Lift the back of your tongue to the soft palate. Lower your soft palate to let air flow through your nose.

k/k/

Raise the back of your tongue to touch the soft palate (velum). Stop the air, then release.

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"Teacher Charles chose a chunk of chocolate."

TEE·cher CHARLZ CHOHZ uh CHUHNGK uhv CHAH·kluht

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Is the American pronunciation of "chunk" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "CHUHNGK" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.