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How to pronounce butcher
/ˈbʊtʃə/ British English
BUCH·ə
2 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the first one.
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BUT·cher
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BUCH·ə
My tip
The u sounds like the oo in book, not the u in but.
In a sentence
I buy meat from the butcher.
Now you say it
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: BUCH-ə.
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Questions
How do you pronounce butcher?
In British English, butcher is pronounced /ˈbʊtʃə/. Say it like this: BUCH-ə. The u sounds like the oo in book, not the u in but.
How many syllables are in butcher?
When you say it, butcher has 2 syllables: BUCH-ə. The strong beat is the first one, BUCH.
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