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Pitcher Pronunciation

Pitcher is pronounced PI-cher, IPA /ˈpɪtʃɝ/.

PI-cher

US /ˈpɪtʃɝ/  ·  UK /ˈpɪtʃə/

Syllables: PI · cher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun: A jug for pouring liquid, or in baseball the player who throws the ball to the batter.

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Pitcher in a Sentence

  • There is a pitcher of water on the table.
  • Their pitcher struck out nine batters.
  • He filled the pitcher from the tap.

Common Mispronunciations of Pitcher

Not PIK-cher

Picture and pitcher are close enough that many native speakers merge them, but the careful forms differ: picture has a k before the cher, pitcher does not.

Not PEE-cher

Clip the opening vowel to the i of pit. Stretching it gives peach with an er tacked on.

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