How to pronounce “sandwich”
Say “sandwich” in 2 beats
sandwich
/ˈsændwɪtʃ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sandwɪtʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sandsænstress
- wichdwɪtʃ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsændwɪtʃ/
- IPA (British)
- /sandwɪtʃ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈsænwɪtʃ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈsæmwɪtʃ/
- Respelling
- SAN-dwich
- Syllables
- 2 — SAND-wich
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SAND-wich. “sand” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- 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
/ˈsændwɪtʃ/
/sandwɪtʃ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “sandwich” means
- noun
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- verb
make into a sandwich
- verb
insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects
“She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men”
Say it in a sentence
“He ate a cheese sandwich at his desk and kept working.”“sandwich”, answered
How do you pronounce “sandwich”?
“sandwich” is pronounced /ˈsændwɪtʃ/ (SAN-dwich) in American English and /sandwɪtʃ/ in British English, and /ˈsænwɪtʃ/ and /ˈsæmwɪtʃ/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “sand”. Build it as SAND-wich, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “sandwich” have?
2: sand · wich. The beat lands on the first, “sand”.
Is “sandwich” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsændwɪtʃ/ (SAN-dwich); British English says /sandwɪtʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sandwich” mean?
As a noun: two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them For example: “He ate a cheese sandwich at his desk and kept working.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sandwich”?
Stress the first syllable: SAND-wich. “sand” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “sandwich” 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.