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