How To Pronounce Speech
speech
UK
Phonemic
/spiːtʃ/
Phonetic
[spiːtʃ]
US
Phonemic
/spiːtʃ/
In British English, speech is pronounced /spiːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spiːtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /spiːtʃ/.
Speech 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
spiːtʃ
Speech has one syllable in British English.
speech + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈspiː.tʃɪz/
US
/ˈspiː.tʃɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Speech
Questions About Speech
How do you pronounce speech in British English?
In British English, speech is pronounced /spiːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spiːtʃ].
How do you pronounce speech in American English?
In American English, speech is pronounced /spiːtʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce speech the same way?
Yes. Both are /spiːtʃ/.
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