How To Pronounce Bus
bus
UK
Phonemic
/bʌs/
Phonetic
[bʌs]
US
Phonemic
/bʌs/
In British English, bus is pronounced /bʌs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʌs]. In American English, it is pronounced /bʌs/.
Bus 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
bʌs
Bus has one syllable in British English.
bus + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈbʌs.ɪz/
US
/ˈbʌs.ɪz/
bus + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bʌst/
US
/bʌst/
bus + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbʌs.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbʌs.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bus
Questions About Bus
How do you pronounce bus in British English?
In British English, bus is pronounced /bʌs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʌs].
How do you pronounce bus in American English?
In American English, bus is pronounced /bʌs/.
Do British and American English pronounce bus the same way?
Yes. Both are /bʌs/.
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