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