How To Pronounce Fresh
fresh
UK
Phonemic
/freʃ/
Phonetic
[fr̥eʃ]
US
Phonemic
/freʃ/
In British English, fresh is pronounced /freʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥eʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /freʃ/.
Fresh 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
freʃ
Fresh has one syllable in British English.
fresh + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈfreʃ.ə/
US
/ˈfreʃ.ɚ/
fresh + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈfreʃ.ɪst/
US
/ˈfreʃ.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Fresh
Questions About Fresh
How do you pronounce fresh in British English?
In British English, fresh is pronounced /freʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥eʃ].
How do you pronounce fresh in American English?
In American English, fresh is pronounced /freʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce fresh the same way?
Yes. Both are /freʃ/.
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