How To Pronounce Ship
ship
UK
Phonemic
/ʃɪp/
Phonetic
[ʃɪp̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃɪp/
In British English, ship is pronounced /ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃɪp/.
Ship 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
ʃɪp
Ship has one syllable in British English.
ship + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ʃɪps/
US
/ʃɪps/
ship + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ʃɪpt/
US
/ʃɪpt/
ship + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Ship
Questions About Ship
How do you pronounce ship in British English?
In British English, ship is pronounced /ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce ship in American English?
In American English, ship is pronounced /ʃɪp/.
Do British and American English pronounce ship the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃɪp/.
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