How To Pronounce Bench
bench
UK
Phonemic
/bentʃ/
Phonetic
[bẽntʃ]
US
Phonemic
/bentʃ/
In British English, bench is pronounced /bentʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bẽntʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bentʃ/.
Bench has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
bentʃ
Bench has one syllable in British English.
bench + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈben.tʃɪz/
US
/ˈben.tʃɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Bench
Questions About Bench
How do you pronounce bench in British English?
In British English, bench is pronounced /bentʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bẽntʃ].
How do you pronounce bench in American English?
In American English, bench is pronounced /bentʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce bench the same way?
Yes. Both are /bentʃ/.
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