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