How To Pronounce Shift
shift
UK
Phonemic
/ʃɪft/
Phonetic
[ʃɪft̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃɪft/
In British English, shift is pronounced /ʃɪft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃɪft̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃɪft/.
Shift 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
ʃɪft
Shift has one syllable in British English.
shift + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ʃɪfts/
US
/ʃɪfts/
shift + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈʃɪf.tɪd/
US
/ˈʃɪf.tɪd/
shift + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈʃɪf.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃɪf.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Shift
Questions About Shift
How do you pronounce shift in British English?
In British English, shift is pronounced /ʃɪft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃɪft̚].
How do you pronounce shift in American English?
In American English, shift is pronounced /ʃɪft/.
Do British and American English pronounce shift the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃɪft/.
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