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