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How to pronounce sha

Say it like SHAH. Sha is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ʃɑ/SHAH
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  • SHAH
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Sha pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SHAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does sha mean?

noun
  1. The letter Ш, ш.
noun
  1. Alternative form of shah (“king of Persia etc.”).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of SHA (“cryptographic hash”).

Words that rhyme with sha

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Questions about saying sha

How do you pronounce sha?

Say SHAH. The American pronunciation is /ʃɑ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in sha?

Sha is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SHAH.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).