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