How to pronounce fish
fish
/fɪʃ/
1 syllable
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Fish, sound by sound
| /f/as in five | Upper teeth on the lower lip, no voice. |
| /ɪ/as in ship | A short, relaxed sound. Do not stretch it into “ee”. |
| /ʃ/as in she | Lips slightly rounded, tongue a little further back than for “s”. |
In a sentence
Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?
More words with the /ɪ/ sound
- tinnitus/ˈtɪnɪtəs/
- vignette/vɪnˈjet/
- kyrgyzstan/ˈkɪrgɪstæn/
- fatima/ˈfæθɪmə/
- niche/nɪtʃ/
- yvonne/ɪˈvɑːn/
- ubiquitous/juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/
- iran/ɪˈrɑːn/
- nvidia/ˈenˈvɪdiːə/
- this/ðɪs/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce fish?
Fish is pronounced /fɪʃ/ in American English.
How many syllables are in fish?
Fish has 1 syllable.