How to pronounce pitch
Say it like PICH. Pitch is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce pitch. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- PICH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Pitch pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- PICHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of pitch
American and British speakers say pitch in essentially the same way: /pɪtʃ/ in the US and /pɪtʃ/ in the UK.
British respelling: PICH.
What does pitch mean?
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)“he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors”
- throw or toss with a light motion“flip me the beachball”“toss me newspaper”
- move abruptly“The ship suddenly lurched to the left”
- fall or plunge forward“She pitched over the railing of the balcony”
Where does pitch come from?
From Middle English picche, piche, pich, from Old English piċ, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix.
Words that rhyme with pitch
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of pitch.
Questions about saying pitch
How do you pronounce pitch?
Say PICH. The American pronunciation is /pɪtʃ/. In British English it is /pɪtʃ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in pitch?
Pitch is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: PICH.
Do Americans and Brits say pitch the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /pɪtʃ/ and the British form is /pɪtʃ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.