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