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