How To Pronounce Shut
shut
UK
Phonemic
/ʃʌt/
Phonetic
[ʃʌt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃʌt/
In British English, shut is pronounced /ʃʌt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʌt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃʌt/.
Shut 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
ʃʌt
Shut has one syllable in British English.
shut + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ʃʌts/
US
/ʃʌts/
shut + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈʃʌt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃʌt.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Shut
Questions About Shut
How do you pronounce shut in British English?
In British English, shut is pronounced /ʃʌt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʌt̚].
How do you pronounce shut in American English?
In American English, shut is pronounced /ʃʌt/.
Do British and American English pronounce shut the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃʌt/.
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