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