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