How To Pronounce Dispatch

dispatch

UK
Phonemic
/dɪˈspætʃ/
Phonetic
[dɪˈspætʃ]
US
Phonemic
/dɪˈspætʃ/

In British English, dispatch is pronounced /dɪˈspætʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈspætʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈspætʃ/.

Dispatch has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

dɪspætʃ

Dispatch has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

dispatch + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/dɪˈspætʃ.ɪz/
US
/dɪˈspætʃ.ɪz/
dispatch + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/dɪˈspætʃt/
US
/dɪˈspætʃt/
dispatch + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/dɪˈspætʃ.ɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈspætʃ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Dispatch

Questions About Dispatch

How do you pronounce dispatch in British English?

In British English, dispatch is pronounced /dɪˈspætʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈspætʃ].

How do you pronounce dispatch in American English?

In American English, dispatch is pronounced /dɪˈspætʃ/.

How many syllables are in dispatch?

Dispatch has two syllables, /dɪ/ + /spætʃ/.

Where is the stress in dispatch?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /spætʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce dispatch the same way?

Yes. Both are /dɪˈspætʃ/.

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