How to pronounce launch in American English
LAHNCH
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Americans pronounce launch as LAHNCH (/lɑntʃ/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "launch" sounds like LAHNCH.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as LAHNCH.
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"I want to acknowledge your contributions to the successful project launch."
ahy WAHNT tuh uhk·NAH·luhj yer kahn·truh·BYOO·shuhnz tuh dhuh suhk·SEHS·fuhl PRAH·jehkt LAHNCH
"The audience applauded the launch of the project."
dhee AH·dee·uhns uh·PLAH·duhd dhuh LAHNCH uhv dhuh PRAH·jehkt
"The launch of the rocket was delayed due to bad weather."
dhuh LAHNCH uhv dhuh RAH·kuht wuhz duh·LAYD DOO tuh BAD WEH·dher
"The team agreed to meet weekly until the launch date."
dhuh TEEM uh·GREED tuh MEET WEE·klee uhn·TIHL dhuh LAHNCH DAYT
"We discussed the communication strategy for the launch."
wee duh·SKUHST dhuh kuh·myoo·nuh·KAY·shuhn STRA·tuh·jee fer dhuh LAHNCH
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Is the American pronunciation of "launch" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "LAHNCH" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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