Pronunciation · British place names
How to pronounce “Norwich”
NO-rij
2 syllables · stress on “NO”
In short
Say “Norwich” in 3 steps
- 1Two syllables: NO-rij.
- 2The w is silent.
- 3It rhymes with “porridge”.
The version to avoid
Commonly said as: NOR-witch — sounding the w
The same silent-w rule as Greenwich, but here the ending is voiced: “-rij”, rhyming with “porridge”, not “-ich”.
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