IPA Transcription of "ratchet" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “ratchet” is /ɹætt͡ʃət/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈɹæt͡ʃət/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt/

Similar Pronunciations

/fæt͡ʃət/1

/fɹænt͡ʃət/1

/hæt͡ʃət/1

/ɹænt͡ʃəz/1

/ɹætt͡ʃətəd/1

/ɹæt͡ʃət/1

Derivations

  • ratcheted/ˈɹæt͡ʃətɪd/ /ɹætt͡ʃətəd/
  • ratchets/ɹætt͡ʃəts/ /ˈɹæt͡ʃəts/ /ˈɹæt͡ʃɪts/
  • ratcheting/ˈɹæt͡ʃətɪŋ/

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