Jim Kukral: Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?
Steve J
· 1 year ago
Hmm....I always pronounced it "nishay"....
Miltski
· 1 year ago
niche, niche, niche. Where did the "T" come from ?
raznick
· 1 year ago
in michigan, it is niche.
nick
· 1 year ago
Jim,
Well, English first originated from England didn't it? Whether its British or American English, so I go with the rest of us in the UK and pronounce it 'neesh'.
mike power
· 1 year ago
It's 'neesh'. As in 'capiche'. Not 'capitch'. And there is no accent so it is not 'neeshay'.
soreco
· 1 year ago
Nitch
Matt
· 1 year ago
I vote nitch.
Pro Blogger
· 1 year ago
Nitch'e is correct the way I learned my English back in Germany ;)
Cumbrowski
· 1 year ago
You are German too? You are kidding, right?
web security
· 1 year ago
The pronunciation is "Neesh". As you know, Niche is a French word. In French, the pronunciation is like "Neesh".
knupnet
· 1 year ago
NITCH - for sure...
marlys
· 1 year ago
It's neesh, if we want to pronounce it the French way, and after all, it is a French word.
Mat N
· 1 year ago
Sure, the French pronounce it "neesh," but who really wants to follow the French?
Cumbrowski
· 1 year ago
"Nitch" is the proper U.S. English pronunciation (duno about the Brit's or Ausies hehe), NeechE (short "e" like in thE or hElp ) is the German pronunciation. Gee, there has to come a foreigner along to explain the Americans their own language. It's like my Hungarian girlfriend who was correcting my German ;).
katie
· 1 year ago
I say NITCH, but then I also say KELTIK....and I have French, English and Irish heritage - go figure. But then, the US *is* the melting pot, is it not??? Or at least it used to be before everyone became so *&^%*)!! PC about everything. SEESH! or is it SITCH????
Web Design Blog
· 1 year ago
I pronounce it "Neeshe" and I'm in the UK if that makes a difference :)
I was completely convinced it was neesh to the point where I made fun of Paula Abdul on American Idol when she would repeatedly tell contestants "you found your nitch". Then I heard another (more influential) American pronounce it "nitch" and I began to wonder if maybe I had been to hard on poor Paula.
I'm from the UK originally and now live in Canada. It seems to me that both pronounciations are acceptable, with nitch more commonly used in the US and neesh more common in UK and Canada. However, since it is a French word, I don't see the need to change the way it is said unless we have a difficulty as non-French speakers in saying it the same way (which we don't).
In sum, I vote neesh!
wbliss
· 1 year ago
I live in the USA. I have never ever heard it pronounced neesh. I never knew this was even an issue. In fact I would not know what you were talking had I heard neesh. Here in the USA we say nitch. I think maybe you are speaking a different language. After all this is how different languages get started. Same or similar spelling but pronounced totally different way. I vote nitch.
All Comments
Where did the "T" come from ?
Well, English first originated from England didn't it? Whether its British or American English, so I go with the rest of us in the UK and pronounce it 'neesh'.
Thank you
I'm from the UK originally and now live in Canada. It seems to me that both pronounciations are acceptable, with nitch more commonly used in the US and neesh more common in UK and Canada. However, since it is a French word, I don't see the need to change the way it is said unless we have a difficulty as non-French speakers in saying it the same way (which we don't).
In sum, I vote neesh!