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