How To Pronounce Leash
leash
UK
Phonemic
/liːʃ/
Phonetic
[liːʃ]
US
Phonemic
/liːʃ/
In British English, leash is pronounced /liːʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [liːʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /liːʃ/.
Leash 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
liːʃ
Leash has one syllable in British English.
leash + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈliː.ʃɪz/
US
/ˈliː.ʃɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Leash
Questions About Leash
How do you pronounce leash in British English?
In British English, leash is pronounced /liːʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [liːʃ].
How do you pronounce leash in American English?
In American English, leash is pronounced /liːʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce leash the same way?
Yes. Both are /liːʃ/.
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