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