How To Pronounce Starch

starch

Phonemic

/stɑːtʃ/

Phonetic

[stɑːʴtʃ]

Phonemic

/stɑːrtʃ/

In British English, starch is pronounced /stɑːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stɑːʴtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /stɑːrtʃ/.

Starch has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

stɑːtʃ

Starch has one syllable in British English.

starch + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈstɑː.tʃɪz/

/ˈstɑːr.tʃɪz/

Words That Rhyme With Starch

Questions About Starch

How do you pronounce starch in British English?

In British English, starch is pronounced /stɑːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stɑːʴtʃ].

How do you pronounce starch in American English?

In American English, starch is pronounced /stɑːrtʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce starch the same way?

No. British English has /stɑːtʃ/ and American English has /stɑːrtʃ/.

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