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