2 syllables: hatch, es. Stress on hatch.
HACH-iz
/ˈhætʃɪz/
hatches is pronounced HACH-iz (/ˈhætʃɪz/). It has two syllables (hatch-es), with the stress on "hatch". Hatches is the third-person singular or plural noun form of hatch, or the present-tense verb meaning to emerge from an egg or to create a hatch. In everyday use, it often refers to openings or steps in construction, or to conceiving plans or ideas. The word commonly appears in wildlife contexts and technical descriptions of openings, mechanisms, or scheduled plans.
Hatches is the third-person singular or plural noun form of hatch, or the present-tense verb meaning to emerge from an egg or to create a hatch. In everyday use, it often refers to openings or steps in construction, or to conceiving plans or ideas. The word commonly appears in wildlife contexts and technical descriptions of openings, mechanisms, or scheduled plans.
- Incorrectly merging /t/ and /ʃ/ into /tʃ/; instead practice the brief stop before the /tʃ/ for a clean affricate. - Mispronouncing the final /z/ as /s/ or weakening voicing; keep a lively voicing and a crisp release. - Vowel reduction or over-lengthening in the /æ/ to /æɪ/ or /eɪ/ before /tʃ/; keep it short and quick. - In quick speech, devoicing the final /z/ or swallowing the /ɪ/; ensure /ɪ/ is a distinct short vowel before /z/.
"Birds hatches its egg in spring."
"The plane’s hatch opened revealing stairs to the cockpit."
"They hatches a plan to surprise their friends."
You pronounce it as /ˈhætʃɪz/. Start with the short 'a' as in cat, then the /tʃ/ affricate like 'ch' in cheese, followed by a voiced sibilant /z/. The primary stress sits on the first syllable: HATCH-iz. For careful speech, clearly release the /t/ before the /ʃ/ to avoid blending into /tʃ/.”,
Two common errors: (1) pronouncing /tʃ/ as a simple /ʃ/ after the /t/ can blur the affricate; ensure you release a brief /t/ before /ʃ/. (2) Final /z/ often becomes a lenited /s/ or /z/ too softly in connected speech; aim for a clean /z/ voice with air. Practice by isolating /t/ + /ʃ/ sequence and then add /ɪz/ to maintain voicing. Finally, avoid over-emphasizing the vowel after t, keeping it short as /ɪ/.”,
In US/UK/AU, the initial vowel and consonant cluster remain /ˈhætʃɪz/. A subtle difference is rhotics: US tends to be rhotic, but /hætʃ/ remains unchanged; UK and AU are non-rhotic but this word doesn’t end in r. The /ɪ/ vowel quality can be slightly more raised in American speakers before /z/. Australian English may show a slightly higher vowel and a more open /a/ before /tʃ/. Overall, the pronunciation is mostly consistent, with minor vowel shaping differences.
The challenge lies in the /tʃ/ affricate sequence after a short /æ/ vowel and before a voiced /z/. The tongue must rise to produce /t/ release into /ʃ/ blend, while the following /ɪ/ is short and unstressed before a voiced /z/. Many learners blur /t/ and /d/ or reduce the /ɪ/ too much, making it sound like /ˈhædʒɪz/ or /ˈhætʃəz/. Practice the precise tongue tip contact, air release, and voicing for the final /z/.
No letters are silent in hatches. Every letter contributes a sound: h in 'hat', æ is the short vowel, t is released before the /t͡ʃ/ cluster, and the final -es marks a voiced /z/ in this form. The h at the beginning is pronounced, the 't' is released, and the suffix -es signals plural or third-person singular in this context; there is no silent letter here.
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- US: rhotic; ensure /æ/ is crisp, the /t/ release distinct before /t͡ʃ/. - UK: non-rhotic, but hatches still starts with /hæ/; keep /æ/ bright and avoid intrusive r. - AU: often broader vowel, slightly higher tongue; maintain /t͡ʃ/ clarity and /z/ voicing. Use IPA anchors /ˈhætʃɪz/ across accents and tune vowel quality toward local standards.
Hatches derives from Old English hattian, meaning to hatch or to cause to hatch, with the sense of forming or bringing forth. Its use in Middle English extended to refer to a hatch or opening, as well as to the act of forming or devising plans. The noun form hatch (the door or opening) appears in Germanic roots related to cutting or opening. The modern verb to hatch, meaning to emerge from an egg, traces through Old English hattian to Proto-Germanic *hatjanan, with related words in Dutch and German. By the 14th–15th centuries, hatch also appeared as a verb meaning to devise or contrive, and as a noun for a door, lid, or opening. The plural hatches gained prominence in engineering and aviation contexts in the 20th century, expanding to general use for openings and small doors. First known uses appear in ecclesiastical and agricultural texts, then evolving with industrialization to refer to hatchways, security hatches, and the metaphorical use of hatch as a plan or scheme.” ,
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