To pronounce "smash", say SMASH — one syllable, IPA /smæʃ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
smash
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Record yourself saying smash, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
1
Syllable
5
Letters
/smæʃ/
IPA
"smash" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with dash and cache, if that helps it stick.
noun
“I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.”
“The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.”
verb
“The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.”
“The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Smash" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "smash" is /smæʃ/.
Smash: The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “smash” in the full dictionary →