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Arched Pronunciation
Arched is pronounced AHRCHT, IPA /ˈɑrtʃt/.
AHRCHT
US /ˈɑrtʃt/ · UK /ˈɑːtʃd/
Syllables: AHRCHT (1 syllable)
adjective and verb: Curved like an arch, or having curved something upwards.
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Arched in a Sentence
- The corridor ends in an arched doorway.
- She arched an eyebrow and said nothing.
- The cat arched its back at the dog.
Common Mispronunciations of Arched
Not AHR-chid
Arch gains no beat at all from the ending, because the ch in front of it blocks the extra syllable that waited and landed pick up.
Not AHRKT
Architect hardens its ch into a k, while arch and arched keep the church sound they came into English with.
Tip: American dictionaries close the word on a t and British ones on a d; the vowel is the same on both sides.
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