How To Pronounce March

march

Phonemic

/mɑːtʃ/

Phonetic

[mɑːʴtʃ]

Phonemic

/mɑːrtʃ/

In British English, march is pronounced /mɑːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mɑːʴtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /mɑːrtʃ/.

March 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

mɑːtʃ

March has one syllable in British English.

march + -s

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

/ˈmɑː.tʃɪz/

/ˈmɑːr.tʃɪz/

march + -ed

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

/mɑːtʃt/

/mɑːrtʃt/

march + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈmɑː.tʃɪŋ/

/ˈmɑːr.tʃɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With March

Questions About March

How do you pronounce march in British English?

In British English, march is pronounced /mɑːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mɑːʴtʃ].

How do you pronounce march in American English?

In American English, march is pronounced /mɑːrtʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce march the same way?

No. British English has /mɑːtʃ/ and American English has /mɑːrtʃ/.

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