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