How to pronounce push
push
/pʊʃ/
1 syllable
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Push, sound by sound
| /p/as in pen | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /ʊ/as in book | A short, relaxed “oo”; hardly round the lips. |
| /ʃ/as in she | Lips slightly rounded, tongue a little further back than for “s”. |
In a sentence
I can't let you push me around anymore.
More words with the /ʊ/ sound
- curacao/ˈkjʊrəsaʊ/
- dachshund/ˈdɑːkshʊnd/
- worcestershire/ˈwʊstərʃər/
- charcuterie/ˈʃɑːrkʊtriː/
- schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/
- bourgeois/bʊrʒˈwɑː/
- zurich/ˈzʊrɪk/
- bureau/ˈbjʊrəʊ/
- missouri/məˈzʊri/
- rural/ˈrʊrəl/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce push?
Push is pronounced /pʊʃ/ in American English.
How many syllables are in push?
Push has 1 syllable.