How To Pronounce Harsh

harsh

Phonemic

/hɑːʃ/

Phonetic

[hɑːʴʃ]

Phonemic

/hɑːrʃ/

In British English, harsh is pronounced /hɑːʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɑːʴʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /hɑːrʃ/.

Harsh has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

hɑːʃ

Harsh has one syllable in British English.

harsh + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈhɑː.ʃə/

/ˈhɑːr.ʃɚ/

harsh + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈhɑː.ʃɪst/

/ˈhɑːr.ʃɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Harsh

Questions About Harsh

How do you pronounce harsh in British English?

In British English, harsh is pronounced /hɑːʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɑːʴʃ].

How do you pronounce harsh in American English?

In American English, harsh is pronounced /hɑːrʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce harsh the same way?

No. British English has /hɑːʃ/ and American English has /hɑːrʃ/.

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