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