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How to pronounce latched

Say it like LACHT. Latched is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/lætʃt/LACHT
UK British/lætʃt/LACHT
  • LACHT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Latched pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. LACHTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of latched

American and British speakers say latched in essentially the same way: /lætʃt/ in the US and /lætʃt/ in the UK.

British respelling: LACHT.

What does latched mean?

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

Words that rhyme with latched

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Questions about saying latched

How do you pronounce latched?

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

How many syllables are in latched?

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

Do Americans and Brits say latched the same way?

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

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