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tch

tch

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Three letters used in English to write the ch sound after a short vowel
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : tch
  • - TCH, OH, BROTHER.

Examples

  • Mom made a tch sound.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The letters tch appear in the word 'catch'.

  • In English, tch represents the sound /tʃ/ in certain words.

  • You can find tch in words like 'watch' and 'match'.

Surface Forms

tch singular
tchs plural

Etymology

Tch is the three letters English uses to show the 'ch' sound after a short vowel, as in match and catch, so it helps show the correct sound and the short vowel before it.