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