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