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