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