How To Pronounce Shirt

shirt

UK
Phonemic
/ʃɜːt/
Phonetic
[ʃɜːʴt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃɝːt/

In British English, shirt is pronounced /ʃɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃɜːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃɝːt/.

Shirt has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ʃɜːt

Shirt has one syllable in British English.

shirt + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ʃɜːts/
US
/ʃɝːts/

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Questions About Shirt

How do you pronounce shirt in British English?

In British English, shirt is pronounced /ʃɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃɜːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce shirt in American English?

In American English, shirt is pronounced /ʃɝːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce shirt the same way?

No. British English has /ʃɜːt/ and American English has /ʃɝːt/.

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