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