how to pronounce inch

/ɪntʃ/

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the above transcription of inch is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

inch is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of inch in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… paths like the 17 inch wide alley called …”

meaning of inch

Inch is a unit of length.

inch frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word inch occurs in english on average 18.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics inch can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that inch can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;