how to pronounce chum

/tʃʌm/

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the above transcription of chum is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

chum is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of chum in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… adviser Milla van Deus old chum from the …”

meaning of chum

Chum is a type of fish.

chum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word chum occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.