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