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