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How to pronounce breeched

Say it like BREECHT. Breeched is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/britʃt/BREECHT
UK British/briːtʃt/BREECHT
  • BREECHT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Breeched pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. BREECHTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of breeched

American and British speakers say breeched in essentially the same way: /britʃt/ in the US and /briːtʃt/ in the UK.

British respelling: BREECHT.

What does breeched mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of breech How to pronounce breech
adjective
  1. Dressed in breeches.

Words that rhyme with breeched

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of breeched.

Questions about saying breeched

How do you pronounce breeched?

Say BREECHT. The American pronunciation is /britʃt/. In British English it is /briːtʃt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in breeched?

Breeched is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BREECHT.

Do Americans and Brits say breeched the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /britʃt/ and the British form is /briːtʃt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).