How To Pronounce Hunch
hunch
UK
Phonemic
/hʌntʃ/
Phonetic
[hʌ̃ntʃ]
US
Phonemic
/hʌntʃ/
In British English, hunch is pronounced /hʌntʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hʌ̃ntʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /hʌntʃ/.
Hunch 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
hʌntʃ
Hunch has one syllable in British English.
hunch + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈhʌn.tʃɪz/
US
/ˈhʌn.tʃɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Hunch
Questions About Hunch
How do you pronounce hunch in British English?
In British English, hunch is pronounced /hʌntʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hʌ̃ntʃ].
How do you pronounce hunch in American English?
In American English, hunch is pronounced /hʌntʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hunch the same way?
Yes. Both are /hʌntʃ/.
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