How To Pronounce Lurch

lurch

Phonemic

/lɜːtʃ/

Phonetic

[lɜːʴtʃ]

Phonemic

/lɝːtʃ/

In British English, lurch is pronounced /lɜːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lɜːʴtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /lɝːtʃ/.

Lurch has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

lɜːtʃ

Lurch has one syllable in British English.

lurch + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈlɜː.tʃɪz/

/ˈlɝː.tʃɪz/

lurch + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/lɜːtʃt/

/lɝːtʃt/

lurch + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈlɜː.tʃɪŋ/

/ˈlɝː.tʃɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Lurch

Questions About Lurch

How do you pronounce lurch in British English?

In British English, lurch is pronounced /lɜːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lɜːʴtʃ].

How do you pronounce lurch in American English?

In American English, lurch is pronounced /lɝːtʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce lurch the same way?

No. British English has /lɜːtʃ/ and American English has /lɝːtʃ/.

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