HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. pooches

How to pronounce pooches

Say it like POO-chiz. Pooches has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (POO).

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce pooches. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/ˈputʃɪz/POO-chiz
UK British/ˈpuːtʃɪz/POO-chiz
  • POO
  • chiz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Pooches pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. POOSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
  2. chizKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of pooches

American and British speakers say pooches in essentially the same way: /ˈputʃɪz/ in the US and /ˈpuːtʃɪz/ in the UK.

British respelling: POO-chiz.

What does pooches mean?

noun
  1. plural of pooch How to pronounce pooch

Questions about saying pooches

How do you pronounce pooches?

Say POO-chiz. The American pronunciation is /ˈputʃɪz/. In British English it is /ˈpuːtʃɪz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in pooches?

Pooches has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (POO). Broken into parts: POO · chiz.

Do Americans and Brits say pooches the same way?

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

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