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