How To Pronounce Wash

wash

Phonemic

/wɒʃ/

Phonetic

[wɒʃ]

Phonemic

/wɔːʃ/

In British English, wash is pronounced /wɒʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɒʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /wɔːʃ/.

Wash 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

wɒʃ

Wash has one syllable in British English.

wash + -s

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

/ˈwɒʃ.ɪz/

/ˈwɔː.ʃɪz/

wash + -ed

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

/wɒʃt/

/wɔːʃt/

wash + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/

/ˈwɔː.ʃɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Wash

Questions About Wash

How do you pronounce wash in British English?

In British English, wash is pronounced /wɒʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɒʃ].

How do you pronounce wash in American English?

In American English, wash is pronounced /wɔːʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce wash the same way?

No. British English has /wɒʃ/ and American English has /wɔːʃ/.

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