How to pronounce “cache”
Say “cache” in one beat
cache
/kæʃ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kaʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- cachekæʃ
- IPA (American)
- /kæʃ/
- IPA (British)
- /kaʃ/
- Also accepted
- /kæˈʃeɪ/
- Respelling
- KASH
- Syllables
- 1 — cache
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kæʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/kæʃ/
/kaʃ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Also accepted
/kæˈʃeɪ/ — That is cachet, a different word meaning prestige. A cache is simply KASH.Where “cache” goes wrong
- Often heard
“ka-SHAY”/kæˈʃeɪ/
cache rhymes with cash; ka-SHAY is the separate word cachet
- Often heard
“KATCH”/kætʃ/
the ch here is a single sh sound, not the ch of catch
What “cache” means
- noun
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- noun
a secret store of valuables or money
- noun
(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
Say it in a sentence
“He kept a cache of tinned food for the winter months.”“cache”, answered
How do you pronounce “cache”?
“cache” is pronounced /kæʃ/ (KASH) in American English and /kaʃ/ in British English, and /kæˈʃeɪ/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /kæʃ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “cache” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /kæʃ/ — a single beat.
Is “cache” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kæʃ/ (KASH); British English says /kaʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cache” mean?
As a noun: a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) For example: “He kept a cache of tinned food for the winter months.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “cache”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kæʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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