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