How To Pronounce Slash
slash
UK
Phonemic
/slæʃ/
Phonetic
[slæʃ]
US
Phonemic
/slæʃ/
In British English, slash is pronounced /slæʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slæʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /slæʃ/.
Slash 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
slæʃ
Slash has one syllable in British English.
slash + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈslæʃ.ɪz/
US
/ˈslæʃ.ɪz/
slash + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/slæʃt/
US
/slæʃt/
slash + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈslæʃ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈslæʃ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Slash
Questions About Slash
How do you pronounce slash in British English?
In British English, slash is pronounced /slæʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slæʃ].
How do you pronounce slash in American English?
In American English, slash is pronounced /slæʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce slash the same way?
Yes. Both are /slæʃ/.
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