How To Pronounce Blush
blush
UK
Phonemic
/blʌʃ/
Phonetic
[blʌʃ]
US
Phonemic
/blʌʃ/
In British English, blush is pronounced /blʌʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [blʌʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /blʌʃ/.
Blush 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
blʌʃ
Blush has one syllable in British English.
blush + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈblʌʃ.ɪz/
US
/ˈblʌʃ.ɪz/
blush + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/blʌʃt/
US
/blʌʃt/
blush + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈblʌʃ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈblʌʃ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Blush
Questions About Blush
How do you pronounce blush in British English?
In British English, blush is pronounced /blʌʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [blʌʃ].
How do you pronounce blush in American English?
In American English, blush is pronounced /blʌʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce blush the same way?
Yes. Both are /blʌʃ/.
Nearby Words
Learn English and Literature with Adroit Tutors on our website, and order course materials there too.
www.adroittutors.com