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Porch Pronunciation

Porch is pronounced PAWRCH, IPA /ˈpɔrtʃ/.

PAWRCH

US /ˈpɔrtʃ/  ·  UK /ˈpɔːtʃ/

Syllables: PAWRCH (1 syllable)

noun: A covered entrance built onto the front of a house.

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Porch in a Sentence

  • They sat out on the porch until it got dark.
  • Leave the parcel in the porch.
  • A wooden porch runs the length of the house.

Common Mispronunciations of Porch

Not PAWRSH

Finish with the ch of church. A sh at the end hands the word over to Porsche.

Not POHRCH

This o is the aw of law, so the word rhymes with torch.

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