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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “attach”

“attach” is pronounced /əˈtætʃ/ (uh-TACH) in American English and /ɐtatʃ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tach”.
The sound

Say “attach” in 2 beats

Say it like this

attach

/əˈtætʃ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐtatʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. atə
  2. tachtætʃstress
IPA (American)
/əˈtætʃ/
IPA (British)
/ɐtatʃ/
Respelling
uh-TACH
Syllables
2 — at-TACH
Stress
Stress the second syllable: at-TACH. “tach” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/əˈtætʃ/

British

/ɐtatʃ/

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Meaning

What “attach” means

  1. verb

    cause to be attached

  2. verb

    be attached; be in contact with

  3. verb

    become attached

    “The spider's thread attached to the window sill”

Say it in a sentence

“Attach the label firmly before you hand the box over.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
əschwattæshort atʃch

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Questions

“attach”, answered

How do you pronounce “attach”?

“attach” is pronounced /əˈtætʃ/ (uh-TACH) in American English and /ɐtatʃ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tach”. Build it as at-TACH, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “attach” have?

2: at · tach. The beat lands on the second, “tach”.

Is “attach” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈtætʃ/ (uh-TACH); British English says /ɐtatʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “attach” mean?

As a verb: cause to be attached For example: “Attach the label firmly before you hand the box over.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “attach”?

Stress the second syllable: at-TACH. “tach” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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