How To Pronounce Bunch
bunch
UK
Phonemic
/bʌntʃ/
Phonetic
[bʌ̃ntʃ]
US
Phonemic
/bʌntʃ/
In British English, bunch is pronounced /bʌntʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʌ̃ntʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bʌntʃ/.
Bunch 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
bʌntʃ
Bunch has one syllable in British English.
bunch + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈbʌn.tʃɪz/
US
/ˈbʌn.tʃɪz/
bunch + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bʌntʃt/
US
/bʌntʃt/
bunch + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbʌn.tʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈbʌn.tʃɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bunch
Questions About Bunch
How do you pronounce bunch in British English?
In British English, bunch is pronounced /bʌntʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʌ̃ntʃ].
How do you pronounce bunch in American English?
In American English, bunch is pronounced /bʌntʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce bunch the same way?
Yes. Both are /bʌntʃ/.
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