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