How To Pronounce Chop

chop

Phonemic

/tʃɒp/

Phonetic

[tʃʷɒp̚]

Phonemic

/tʃɑːp/

In British English, chop is pronounced /tʃɒp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃʷɒp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃɑːp/.

Chop has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

tʃɒp

Chop has one syllable in British English.

chop + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/tʃɒps/

/tʃɑːps/

chop + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/tʃɒpt/

/tʃɑːpt/

chop + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈtʃɒp.ɪŋ/

/ˈtʃɑː.pɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Chop

Questions About Chop

How do you pronounce chop in British English?

In British English, chop is pronounced /tʃɒp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃʷɒp̚].

How do you pronounce chop in American English?

In American English, chop is pronounced /tʃɑːp/.

Do British and American English pronounce chop the same way?

No. British English has /tʃɒp/ and American English has /tʃɑːp/.

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