How To Pronounce Catch
catch
UK
Phonemic
/kætʃ/
Phonetic
[kʰætʃ]
US
Phonemic
/kætʃ/
In British English, catch is pronounced /kætʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰætʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /kætʃ/.
Catch 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
kætʃ
Catch has one syllable in British English.
catch + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈkætʃ.ɪz/
US
/ˈkætʃ.ɪz/
catch + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkætʃ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkætʃ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Catch
Questions About Catch
How do you pronounce catch in British English?
In British English, catch is pronounced /kætʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰætʃ].
How do you pronounce catch in American English?
In American English, catch is pronounced /kætʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce catch the same way?
Yes. Both are /kætʃ/.
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