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