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