How to Pronounce Chaps

To pronounce "chaps", say CHAPS — one syllable, IPA /tʃæps/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllable

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Letters

/tʃæps/

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💡 Tip for remembering “chaps”

"chaps" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with collapse and lapse, if that helps it stick.

What does chaps mean?

noun

  1. (obsolete outside Britain and Australia) A man, a fellow.

    “Who’s that chap over there?”

  2. A customer, a buyer.

noun

  1. A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
  2. A division; a breach, as in a party.

verb

  1. Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.
  2. To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.

Words that rhyme with chaps

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

collapselapseelapseperhapsrelapsesnapsscrapstrapsgapsflapswrapsstraps

Related words

fellaladfellowgentblightercusscrackfissure

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "chaps"?▾

"Chaps" has one syllable.

What is the IPA transcription of "chaps"?▾

The IPA transcription of "chaps" is /tʃæps/.

What does "chaps" mean?▾

Chaps: (obsolete outside Britain and Australia) A man, a fellow.

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