How to pronounce reach in American English

IPA /ritʃ/ Syllables 1 · reech Stress 1st syllable

REECH

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Americans pronounce reach as REECH (/ritʃ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Can you reach the dish on the top shelf?" or "We seek to reach a peak in the recent week" — more examples below.

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1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

r/r/

Curl or bunch your tongue without letting the tip touch the roof of your mouth. Brace the sides of your tongue against your upper back teeth, and round your lips slightly.

ee/i/

Pull the corners of your lips back slightly. Arch the middle-front of your tongue high toward the roof of the mouth.

ch/tʃ/

Touch the front of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then release into a 'sh' position. Flare your lips.

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"Can you reach the dish on the top shelf?"

kuhn yoo REECH dhuh DIHSH ahn dhuh TAHP SHEHLF

"I believe we can reach a compromise that benefits both parties."

ahy buh·LEEV wee kuhn REECH uh KAHM·pruh·mahyz dhuht BEH·nuh·fuhts BOHTH PAR·teez

"Please feel free to reach out if you require any clarification."

PLEEZ FEEL FREE tuh REECH OWT ihf yoo ruh·KWAHY·er EH·nee klair·uh·fuh·KAY·shuhn

"Sound waves travel through the air to reach our ears."

SOWND WAYVZ TRA·vuhl throo dhee AIR tuh REECH owr EERZ

"The jury retired to the deliberation room to reach a verdict."

dhuh JUUR·ee ruh·TAHYRD tuh dhuh duh·lih·buh·RAY·shuhn ROOM tuh REECH uh VUR·dihkt

"The mediator helped them reach a mutually beneficial agreement."

dhuh MEE·dee·ay·der HEHLPT dhuhm REECH uh MYOO·choo·uh·lee beh·nuh·FIH·shuhl uh·GREE·muhnt

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Is the American pronunciation of "reach" 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 "REECH" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.