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Come si pronuncia bitch vs beach

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‘Beach’ has the long tense vowel ⁄iː⁄ (⁄biːtʃ⁄), while ‘bitch’ has the short lax vowel ⁄ɪ⁄ (⁄bɪtʃ⁄). Confusing these is common for ESL speakers.

Contrasto: Long tense ⁄iː⁄ vs short lax ⁄ɪ⁄

Parola 1Scheda completa parola➔

bitch

⁄bɪtʃ⁄

Sillabe

BITCH

Definizione:

A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.

“My bitch just had puppies; they're so cute!”
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beach

⁄biːtʃ⁄

Sillabe

BEACH

Definizione:

The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

“Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.”

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Difference between bitch and beach?

‘Beach’ has the long tense vowel ⁄iː⁄ (⁄biːtʃ⁄), while ‘bitch’ has the short lax vowel ⁄ɪ⁄ (⁄bɪtʃ⁄). Confusing these is common for ESL speakers.

Syllable stress in bitch vs beach?

"bitch" has 1 syllables (bitch). "beach" has 1 syllables (beach).

Why are bitch and beach easily confused?

Long tense ⁄iː⁄ vs short lax ⁄ɪ⁄

Example sentences for bitch and beach?

"bitch": My bitch just had puppies; they're so cute! "beach": Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.