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