How to pronounce beached
Say it like BEECHT. Beached is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BEECHT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Beached pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BEECHTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of beached
American and British speakers say beached in essentially the same way: /bitʃt/ in the US and /biːtʃt/ in the UK.
British respelling: BEECHT.
What does beached mean?
- simple past and past participle of beach How to pronounce beach
- Run or brought ashore“It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices.”
- Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach
Words that rhyme with beached
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of beached.
Questions about saying beached
How do you pronounce beached?
Say BEECHT. The American pronunciation is /bitʃt/. In British English it is /biːtʃt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in beached?
Beached is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BEECHT.
Do Americans and Brits say beached the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /bitʃt/ and the British form is /biːtʃt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.