How To Pronounce Poach

poach

Phonemic

/pəʊtʃ/

Phonetic

[pʰəʊtʃ]

Phonemic

/poʊtʃ/

In British English, poach is pronounced /pəʊtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰəʊtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /poʊtʃ/.

Poach 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

pəʊtʃ

Poach has one syllable in British English.

poach + -s

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

/ˈpəʊ.tʃɪz/

/ˈpoʊ.tʃɪz/

poach + -ed

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

/pəʊtʃt/

/poʊtʃt/

poach + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈpəʊ.tʃɪŋ/

/ˈpoʊ.tʃɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Poach

Questions About Poach

How do you pronounce poach in British English?

In British English, poach is pronounced /pəʊtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰəʊtʃ].

How do you pronounce poach in American English?

In American English, poach is pronounced /poʊtʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce poach the same way?

No. British English has /pəʊtʃ/ and American English has /poʊtʃ/.

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