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