How To Pronounce Ash
ash
UK
Phonemic
/æʃ/
Phonetic
[æʃ]
US
Phonemic
/æʃ/
In British English, ash is pronounced /æʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /æʃ/.
Ash has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
æʃ
Ash has one syllable in British English.
ash + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈæʃ.ɪz/
US
/ˈæʃ.ɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Ash
Questions About Ash
How do you pronounce ash in British English?
In British English, ash is pronounced /æʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æʃ].
How do you pronounce ash in American English?
In American English, ash is pronounced /æʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce ash the same way?
Yes. Both are /æʃ/.
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