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