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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “publish”

“publish” is pronounced /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ (PU-blish) in American English and /pʌblɪʃ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pub”.
The sound

Say “publish” in 2 beats

Say it like this

publish

/ˈpʌblɪʃ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pʌblɪʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. pubpʌstress
  2. lishblɪʃ
IPA (American)
/ˈpʌblɪʃ/
IPA (British)
/pʌblɪʃ/
Respelling
PU-blish
Syllables
2 — PUB-lish
Stress
Stress the first syllable: PUB-lish. “pub” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈpʌblɪʃ/

British

/pʌblɪʃ/

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Meaning

What “publish” means

  1. verb

    put into print

    “The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce”

  2. verb

    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

    “publish a magazine or newspaper”

  3. verb

    have (one's written work) issued for publication

    “How many books did Georges Simenon write?”

Say it in a sentence

“They will publish the photographs in next week's paper.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ppʌshort ubbllɪshort iʃsh

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Questions

“publish”, answered

How do you pronounce “publish”?

“publish” is pronounced /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ (PU-blish) in American English and /pʌblɪʃ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pub”. Build it as PUB-lish, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “publish” have?

2: pub · lish. The beat lands on the first, “pub”.

Is “publish” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ (PU-blish); British English says /pʌblɪʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “publish” mean?

As a verb: put into print For example: “The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “publish”?

Stress the first syllable: PUB-lish. “pub” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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