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