How To Pronounce Paunch
paunch
UK
Phonemic
/pɔːntʃ/
Phonetic
[pʰʷɔ̃ːntʃ]
US
Phonemic
/pɔːntʃ/
In British English, paunch is pronounced /pɔːntʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɔ̃ːntʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɔːntʃ/.
Paunch 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
pɔːntʃ
Paunch has one syllable in British English.
paunch + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈpɔːn.tʃɪz/
US
/ˈpɔːn.tʃɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Paunch
Questions About Paunch
How do you pronounce paunch in British English?
In British English, paunch is pronounced /pɔːntʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɔ̃ːntʃ].
How do you pronounce paunch in American English?
In American English, paunch is pronounced /pɔːntʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce paunch the same way?
Yes. Both are /pɔːntʃ/.
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