Niche is Pronounced as “Nitch” or “Neesh”?

Author: Jim Kukral Category: niche Tags: niche

Friday
Apr 25, 2008

So, how do YOU pronounce the word “niche”? As “nitch”, or “neesh”? See my pronunciation in the video below.

Let’s end this debate. It’s time to vote. Go here and cast your vote. If you want, make a video of yourself saying it and send me the link and I’ll post it here.

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Steve J

April 25th, 2008 at 7:43 am

Hmm….I always pronounced it “nishay”….

raznick

April 25th, 2008 at 7:46 am

in michigan, it is niche.

nick

April 25th, 2008 at 7:51 am

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

April 25th, 2008 at 8:14 am

It's 'neesh'. As in 'capiche'. Not 'capitch'. And there is no accent so it is not 'neeshay'.

soreco

April 25th, 2008 at 8:20 am

Nitch

Matt

April 25th, 2008 at 8:43 am

I vote nitch.

Pro Blogger

April 25th, 2008 at 10:16 am

Nitch'e is correct the way I learned my English back in Germany ;)

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April 25th, 2008 at 10:22 am

The pronunciation is “Neesh”. As you know, Niche is a French word. In French, the pronunciation is like “Neesh”.

knupnet

April 25th, 2008 at 12:31 pm

NITCH - for sure…

marlys

April 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

It's neesh, if we want to pronounce it the French way, and after all, it is a French word.

Mat N

April 26th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

Sure, the French pronounce it “neesh,” but who really wants to follow the French?

Cumbrowski

April 27th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

“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 ;).

Cumbrowski

April 27th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

You are German too? You are kidding, right?

katie

April 29th, 2008 at 12:24 am

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????

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April 29th, 2008 at 10:23 am

I pronounce it “Neeshe” and I'm in the UK if that makes a difference :)

Serena

May 6th, 2008 at 12:20 am

definitely NEESH. No doubt in my mind.

ravinder

May 13th, 2008 at 5:26 am

ravinder

Thank you

Jade

June 3rd, 2008 at 3:51 pm

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!

Miltski

July 14th, 2008 at 7:02 am

niche, niche, niche.
Where did the “T” come from ?

wbliss

August 6th, 2008 at 8:12 am

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.