How To Pronounce Impeach

impeach

UK
Phonemic
/ɪmˈpiːtʃ/
Phonetic
[ɪ̃mˈpʰiːtʃ]
US
Phonemic
/ɪmˈpiːtʃ/

In British English, impeach is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰiːtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/.

Impeach has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

ɪmpiːtʃ

Impeach has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

impeach + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ɪmˈpiː.tʃɪz/
US
/ɪmˈpiː.tʃɪz/
impeach + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɪmˈpiːtʃt/
US
/ɪmˈpiːtʃt/
impeach + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ɪmˈpiː.tʃɪŋ/
US
/ɪmˈpiː.tʃɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Impeach

Questions About Impeach

How do you pronounce impeach in British English?

In British English, impeach is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰiːtʃ].

How do you pronounce impeach in American English?

In American English, impeach is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/.

How many syllables are in impeach?

Impeach has two syllables, /ɪm/ + /piːtʃ/.

Where is the stress in impeach?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /piːtʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce impeach the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/.

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