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How to pronounce dench

Say it like DENCH. Dench is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/dɛntʃ/DENCH
UK British/dɛntʃ/DENCH
  • DENCH
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Dench pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. DENCHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of dench

American and British speakers say dench in essentially the same way: /dɛntʃ/ in the US and /dɛntʃ/ in the UK.

British respelling: DENCH.

What does dench mean?

adjective
  1. Excellent; impressive; awesome.
  2. Well-built, muscular, attractive.

Where does dench come from?

Disputed. Purportedly coined by rapper Lethal Bizzle in 2010.

Words that rhyme with dench

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

Questions about saying dench

How do you pronounce dench?

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

How many syllables are in dench?

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

Do Americans and Brits say dench the same way?

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

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