How to pronounce bench
bench
/bentʃ/
1 syllable
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Bench, sound by sound
| /b/as in bed | A voiced “b”. Do not turn it into “p” at the end of a word. |
| /e/as in bed | A short “e” as in “bed”; the mouth is slightly open. |
| /n/as in no | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth, air through the nose. |
| /tʃ/as in chair | One sound: “t” released straight into “sh”. |
In a sentence
A drunken man was sleeping on the bench.
Words that rhyme with bench
More words with the /e/ sound
- quebec/kwəˈbek/
- versailles/verˈsaɪ/
- khmer/kmer/
- february/ˈfebjəweri/
- zephyr/ˈzefər/
- vignette/vɪnˈjet/
- schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/
- gemini/ˈdʒemənaɪ/
- nvidia/ˈenˈvɪdiːə/
- pedagogy/ˈpedəgəʊdʒi/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce bench?
Bench is pronounced /bentʃ/ in American English.
How many syllables are in bench?
Bench has 1 syllable.