English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bushes Pronunciation
Bushes is pronounced BUU-shuhz, IPA /ˈbʊʃəz/.
BUU-shuhz
US /ˈbʊʃəz/ · UK /ˈbʊʃɪz/
Syllables: BUU · shuhz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural): Woody plants smaller than trees, with branches growing from near the ground.
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Bushes in a Sentence
- The bushes along the drive need cutting back.
- A blackbird was hiding in the bushes.
- We planted six bushes down the boundary.
Common Mispronunciations of Bushes
Not BUH-shuhz
The u is the rounded vowel of put and push, not the uh of bus. Bush is one of the handful of words where u keeps that older sound.
Not BUUSHZ
A sh cannot take a bare s, so English adds a vowel and the word gains a syllable. Wishes, dishes, and washes all do the same.
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