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