How to pronounce “watch”
Say “watch” in one beat
watch
/wɑtʃ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wɒtʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- watchwɑtʃ
- IPA (American)
- /wɑtʃ/
- IPA (British)
- /wɒtʃ/
- Also accepted
- /wɔtʃ/
- Respelling
- WAHCH
- Syllables
- 1 — watch
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /wɑtʃ/ 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
/wɑtʃ/
/wɒtʃ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “watch” means
- noun
a small portable timepiece
- noun
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- noun
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
Say it in a sentence
“The children love to watch the boats sail into the harbor.”“watch”, answered
How do you pronounce “watch”?
“watch” is pronounced /wɑtʃ/ (WAHCH) in American English and /wɒtʃ/ in British English, and /wɔtʃ/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /wɑtʃ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “watch” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /wɑtʃ/ — a single beat.
Is “watch” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /wɑtʃ/ (WAHCH); British English says /wɒtʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “watch” mean?
As a noun: a small portable timepiece For example: “The children love to watch the boats sail into the harbor.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “watch”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /wɑtʃ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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