How To Pronounce Bush
bush
UK
Phonemic
/bʊʃ/
Phonetic
[bʷʊʃ]
US
Phonemic
/bʊʃ/
In British English, bush is pronounced /bʊʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷʊʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bʊʃ/.
Bush 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
bʊʃ
Bush has one syllable in British English.
bush + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈbʊʃ.ɪz/
US
/ˈbʊʃ.ɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Bush
Questions About Bush
How do you pronounce bush in British English?
In British English, bush is pronounced /bʊʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷʊʃ].
How do you pronounce bush in American English?
In American English, bush is pronounced /bʊʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce bush the same way?
Yes. Both are /bʊʃ/.
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