How To Pronounce Slosh

slosh

Phonemic

/slɒʃ/

Phonetic

[slʷɒʃ]

Phonemic

/slɑːʃ/

In British English, slosh is pronounced /slɒʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slʷɒʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /slɑːʃ/.

Slosh 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

slɒʃ

Slosh has one syllable in British English.

slosh + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈslɒʃ.ɪz/

/ˈslɑː.ʃɪz/

slosh + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/slɒʃt/

/slɑːʃt/

slosh + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈslɒʃ.ɪŋ/

/ˈslɑː.ʃɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Slosh

Questions About Slosh

How do you pronounce slosh in British English?

In British English, slosh is pronounced /slɒʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slʷɒʃ].

How do you pronounce slosh in American English?

In American English, slosh is pronounced /slɑːʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce slosh the same way?

No. British English has /slɒʃ/ and American English has /slɑːʃ/.

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