Does anyone pronounce 'niche' to rhyme with pitch?

[WithOnlyTheMemories]

Doing an online crossword today and the clue was 'rhymes with sheesh or pitch depending who you ask'

The answer (spoilers sorry) was niche. I couldn't believe anyone pronounced this to rhyme with pitch so I googled and the site I found seemed to say that the 'nitch' pronunciation was the most common.

Is that correct? If so, how have I never heard that in my 4 decades on this earth?

I have heard the 'nitch' pronunciation. But i silently judge those who say it that way...

I think Americans mostly say Nitch. But could be wrong.

It makes my teeth itche.

Never heard it, never want to hear it. I’ve lived south east, north and west and never ever head niche pronounced as nitch.

I know someone that says nitch, it always feels a bit wrong when I hear it but I think it's an accent thing.

They say 'jant' for jaunt too

I’ve never heard it pronounced like that.

As usual the first poster nails it!

Niche rhymes with quiche- but then that probably just changes the debate.

It’s a common American pronunciation

No but I also dont do that fake french accent thing people use for certain words like this also

Americans on podcasts.

Eminem does in the song Rabbit Run. That's all I can think of.

I did this crossword today as well, I could not get it at all from the clue, just had to work it out from the other words. It’s an American crossword and an American pronounciation.

I also think it's an American thing.

Where do we stand on 'clique'? I've always pronounced it as 'cleek' but increasingly hearing 'click' - is this the same sort of thing?

This is reassuring.

I am behind the times with a lot of language that I don't particularly like, but this one really took me by surprise!

I am married to an American and he and his family would definitely say neesh, but perhaps it depends on the state/accent.

Some of my in-laws say 'rest-rong' and it makes me stabby for some reason

The NY times mini is sometimes frustratingly American with its clues (and sometimes its spelling).

I usually follow it with the Daily Waffle wafflegame.net which has UK spellings and a very British sense of humour (read the definitions of the words after completing the puzzle)

I would say nitch for a wall recess and neesh for a specific point of interest.

I’m pretty sure that’s how my Mum used them which is where I got it from.

Not heard that but my main annoying things is people who say 'genre' in weird ways

See also my other pet hate when people say clicky or click, when they mean cliquey or clique.

Grrrr

Agree with this

Ive just remembered though that I say 'choritho'

Shoot me!!!

You’ve just reminded me of my primary school principal from about 1980, a terribly genteel nun who pronounced ‘dessert’ ‘dessAIR’.

Was about to post the same. I've always said cleek, and when I first heard the click pronunciation I had no idea what the person was even talking about.

Americans say "nitch".

Choritho is the correct pronunciation