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