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How to pronounce hitched

Say it like HICHT. Hitched is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/hɪtʃt/HICHT
UK British/hɪtʃt/HICHT
  • HICHT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Hitched pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. HICHTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of hitched

American and British speakers say hitched in essentially the same way: /hɪtʃt/ in the US and /hɪtʃt/ in the UK.

British respelling: HICHT.

What does hitched mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of hitch How to pronounce hitch

Words that rhyme with hitched

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Questions about saying hitched

How do you pronounce hitched?

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

How many syllables are in hitched?

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

Do Americans and Brits say hitched the same way?

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

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