How to pronounce catch
Say it like KACH. Catch is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- KACH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Catch pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KACHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of catch
American and British speakers say catch in essentially the same way: /kætʃ/ in the US and /kætʃ/ in the UK.
British respelling: KACH.
What does catch mean?
- The act of seizing or capturing.“The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.”
- The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.“The player made an impressive catch.”
- The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.“Good catch. I never would have remembered that.”
- To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).“I hope I catch a fish.”
- To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.
Where does catch come from?
The verb became irregular, possibly under the influence of the semantically similar latch (from Old English læċċan), whose past tense was lahte, lauhte, laught (Old English læhte), until becoming regularised in Modern English.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with catch
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of catch.
Questions about saying catch
How do you pronounce catch?
Say KACH. The American pronunciation is /kætʃ/. In British English it is /kætʃ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in catch?
Catch is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KACH.
Do Americans and Brits say catch the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /kætʃ/ and the British form is /kætʃ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.