How To Pronounce Coach

coach

Phonemic

/kəʊtʃ/

Phonetic

[kʰəʊtʃ]

Phonemic

/koʊtʃ/

In British English, coach is pronounced /kəʊtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /koʊtʃ/.

Coach has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

kəʊtʃ

Coach has one syllable in British English.

coach + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈkəʊ.tʃɪz/

/ˈkoʊ.tʃɪz/

coach + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/kəʊtʃt/

/koʊtʃt/

coach + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkəʊ.tʃɪŋ/

/ˈkoʊ.tʃɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Coach

Questions About Coach

How do you pronounce coach in British English?

In British English, coach is pronounced /kəʊtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊtʃ].

How do you pronounce coach in American English?

In American English, coach is pronounced /koʊtʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce coach the same way?

No. British English has /kəʊtʃ/ and American English has /koʊtʃ/.

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