How to pronounce beach
Say it like BEECH. Beach is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BEECH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Beach pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BEECHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of beach
American and British speakers say beach in essentially the same way: /bitʃ/ in the US and /biːtʃ/ in the UK.
British respelling: BEECH.
What does beach mean?
- an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
- land on a beach“the ship beached near the port”
Where does beach come from?
Cognate with Cimbrian pach (“brook, creek, stream”), Dutch beek (“brook, stream”), German Bach (“brook, stream”), German Low German Beek (“brook, stream”), Luxembourgish Baach (“brook, stream”), Mòcheno pòch (“brook, creek, stream”), Vilamo
Words that rhyme with beach
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of beach.
Words that sound like beach
Questions about saying beach
How do you pronounce beach?
Say BEECH. The American pronunciation is /bitʃ/. In British English it is /biːtʃ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in beach?
Beach is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BEECH.
Do Americans and Brits say beach the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /bitʃ/ and the British form is /biːtʃ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as beach?
Beach sounds the same as beech in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.