How To Pronounce Kitchen
kitchen
In British English, kitchen is pronounced /ˈkɪtʃ.ɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰɪtʃ.ɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkɪtʃ.ɪn/.
Kitchen has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Kitchen has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Kitchen
How do you pronounce kitchen in British English?
In British English, kitchen is pronounced /ˈkɪtʃ.ɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰɪtʃ.ɪ̃n].
How do you pronounce kitchen in American English?
In American English, kitchen is pronounced /ˈkɪtʃ.ɪn/.
How many syllables are in kitchen?
Kitchen has two syllables, /kɪtʃ/ + /ɪn/.
Where is the stress in kitchen?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kɪtʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce kitchen the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkɪtʃ.ɪn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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