How To Pronounce Watch

watch

Phonemic

/wɒtʃ/

Phonetic

[wɒtʃ]

Phonemic

/wɑːtʃ/

In British English, watch is pronounced /wɒtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɒtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /wɑːtʃ/.

Watch has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

wɒtʃ

Watch has one syllable in British English.

watch + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈwɒtʃ.ɪz/

/ˈwɑː.tʃɪz/

watch + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/wɒtʃt/

/wɑːtʃt/

watch + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/

/ˈwɑː.tʃɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Watch

notch

Questions About Watch

How do you pronounce watch in British English?

In British English, watch is pronounced /wɒtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɒtʃ].

How do you pronounce watch in American English?

In American English, watch is pronounced /wɑːtʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce watch the same way?

No. British English has /wɒtʃ/ and American English has /wɑːtʃ/.

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