speech

/spiːtʃ/

nounspeech

Think: “I see a SPEEch” — SPEE has two E’s, then add CH at the end.

Yes, it's speech. The long /ee/ sound is spelled with double E: sp + ee + ch.

Definitions

  1. nounThe act of speaking; the ability to talk.
  2. nounA formal talk given to an audience.
  3. nounThe way a person speaks (pronunciation, style, or language).

Examples

  • Her speech was clear and easy to understand.
  • The principal gave a short speech at the assembly.
  • After the dentist visit, his speech sounded a little different.

Synonyms

talkaddresslectureremarksoration

Antonyms

silencequiet

Translations

ES discursoPT discursoFR discours

Common misspellings

spechspeachspeechespeetchspeachhspeeichspee chspee-ch

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