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