How To Pronounce Porch

porch

UK
Phonemic
/pɔːtʃ/
Phonetic
[pʰʷɔːʴtʃ]
US
Phonemic
/pɔːrtʃ/

In British English, porch is pronounced /pɔːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɔːʴtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɔːrtʃ/.

Porch 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

pɔːtʃ

Porch has one syllable in British English.

porch + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈpɔː.tʃɪz/
US
/ˈpɔːr.tʃɪz/

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Questions About Porch

How do you pronounce porch in British English?

In British English, porch is pronounced /pɔːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɔːʴtʃ].

How do you pronounce porch in American English?

In American English, porch is pronounced /pɔːrtʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce porch the same way?

No. British English has /pɔːtʃ/ and American English has /pɔːrtʃ/.

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