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