How to pronounce “catch”
Say “catch” in one beat
catch
/kætʃ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /katʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- catchkætʃ
- IPA (American)
- /kætʃ/
- IPA (British)
- /katʃ/
- Respelling
- KACH
- Syllables
- 1 — catch
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kætʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/kætʃ/
/katʃ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “catch” means
- noun
a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
“it sounds good but what's the catch?”
- noun
the quantity that was caught
“the catch was only 10 fish”
- noun
a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
Say it in a sentence
“She ran to catch the bus before it pulled away.”“catch”, answered
How do you pronounce “catch”?
“catch” is pronounced /kætʃ/ (KACH) in American English and /katʃ/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /kætʃ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “catch” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /kætʃ/ — a single beat.
Is “catch” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kætʃ/ (KACH); British English says /katʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “catch” mean?
As a noun: a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident For example: “it sounds good but what's the catch?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “catch”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kætʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “catch” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.