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Initial consonant cluster /ʃr/
From Teflpedia
/ʃr/ is a initial consonant cluster used in English. It consists of a sh phoneme /ʃ/ followed by an r phoneme /r/.
This is found in words like shrink, shrimp, shrub, etc. It’s reliably spelt ⟨shr⟩, that is ⟨sh⟩+⟨r⟩.[1]
In some surnames of German origin, it may also be spelt ⟨sch⟩+⟨r⟩, e.g. Schroeder.
The initial consonant cluster /sr/ is not permitted by English phonotactics. Consequently, the few loan words that might have this (e.g. Sri Lanka) tend to be pronounced /ʃr/ rather than /sr/ by English speakers.
