How To Pronounce Rich
rich
UK
Phonemic
/rɪtʃ/
Phonetic
[rɪtʃ]
US
Phonemic
/rɪtʃ/
In British English, rich is pronounced /rɪtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪtʃ/.
Rich 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
rɪtʃ
Rich has one syllable in British English.
rich + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈrɪtʃ.ə/
US
/ˈrɪtʃ.ɚ/
rich + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈrɪtʃ.ɪst/
US
/ˈrɪtʃ.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Rich
Questions About Rich
How do you pronounce rich in British English?
In British English, rich is pronounced /rɪtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪtʃ].
How do you pronounce rich in American English?
In American English, rich is pronounced /rɪtʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce rich the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪtʃ/.
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