How To Pronounce Scrub
scrub
UK
Phonemic
/skrʌb/
Phonetic
[skr̥ʌb̚]
US
Phonemic
/skrʌb/
In British English, scrub is pronounced /skrʌb/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skr̥ʌb̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /skrʌb/.
Scrub 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
skrʌb
Scrub has one syllable in British English.
scrub + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/skrʌbz/
US
/skrʌbz/
scrub + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/skrʌbd/
US
/skrʌbd/
scrub + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈskrʌb.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈskrʌb.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Scrub
Questions About Scrub
How do you pronounce scrub in British English?
In British English, scrub is pronounced /skrʌb/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skr̥ʌb̚].
How do you pronounce scrub in American English?
In American English, scrub is pronounced /skrʌb/.
Do British and American English pronounce scrub the same way?
Yes. Both are /skrʌb/.
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