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