How to pronounce “niche”
Say “niche” in one beat
niche
/niːʃ/
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- nicheniːʃ
- IPA (American)
- /niːʃ/
- IPA (British)
- /niːʃ/
- Also accepted
- /nɪtʃ/
- Respelling
- NEESH (also NITCH)
- Syllables
- 1 — niche
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /niːʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Where “niche” goes wrong
- Often heard
“NITCH”/nɪtʃ/
not wrong in American English, but the French-style NEESH is the safer choice internationally
- Often heard
“NIKE-uh”
the ch is a single sh sound and the word has one syllable
What “niche” means
- noun
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
“he found his niche in the academic world”
- noun
a small concavity
- noun
an enclosure that is set back or indented
Say it in a sentence
“She found a niche teaching English to nurses and midwives.”“niche”, answered
How do you pronounce “niche”?
“niche” is pronounced /niːʃ/ (NEESH), and /nɪtʃ/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /niːʃ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “niche” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /niːʃ/ — a single beat.
Is “niche” /niːʃ/ or /nɪtʃ/?
Both. /niːʃ/ is the form dictionaries list first (NEESH). The older anglicised pronunciation, still common in North America, especially in business use.
What does “niche” mean?
As a noun: a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it For example: “he found his niche in the academic world” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “niche”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /niːʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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