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