text: have you noticed that there is no "tr---" word read as "t..r"- they're all read as "ch"? i just noticed this yesterday- but can you believe it!? every single  "tr---" word in the american (i'm not sure about the "english") languge is pronounced as "ch---" ; there is no word read as "t..r..."! when read with proper enunciation, the "tr" sound should sound like "t-r." however, most of the time, we speak quickly and slur our sounds. this is why "tree" sounds like "chree" and "truck" sounds like "chruck."