How to pronounce “speech”
Say “speech” in one beat
speech
/spitʃ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /spiːtʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- speechspitʃ
- IPA (American)
- /spitʃ/
- IPA (British)
- /spiːtʃ/
- Respelling
- SPEECH
- Syllables
- 1 — speech
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /spitʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/spitʃ/
/spiːtʃ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “speech” means
- noun
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
“he listened to an address on minor Roman poets”
- noun
(language) communication by word of mouth
“his speech was garbled”
- noun
something spoken
“he could hear them uttering merry speeches”
Say it in a sentence
“She practiced her speech in front of the mirror all week.”“speech”, answered
How do you pronounce “speech”?
“speech” is pronounced /spitʃ/ (SPEECH) in American English and /spiːtʃ/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /spitʃ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “speech” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /spitʃ/ — a single beat.
Is “speech” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /spitʃ/ (SPEECH); British English says /spiːtʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “speech” mean?
As a noun: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience For example: “he listened to an address on minor Roman poets” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “speech”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /spitʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “speech” 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.