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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tench

/tɛnt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
tench
IPA
/tɛnt͡ʃ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.

noun

A penitentiary.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English tenche, from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tenche, tinca

Usage

Inflected Forms

tenches (plural)

Phrases

sea tench

Synonyms

tinca tinca

Rhymes With

french bench trench wrench stench quench wench clench drench entrench hench retrench

Questions

How do you pronounce tench?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛnt͡ʃ/.
What does tench mean?
A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.
Where does tench come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tench

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