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