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