How To Pronounce Cope

cope

Phonemic

/kəʊp/

Phonetic

[kʰəʊp̚]

Phonemic

/koʊp/

In British English, cope is pronounced /kəʊp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /koʊp/.

Cope 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

kəʊp

Cope has one syllable in British English.

cope + -s

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

/kəʊps/

/koʊps/

cope + -ed

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

/kəʊpt/

/koʊpt/

cope + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkəʊ.pɪŋ/

/ˈkoʊ.pɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Cope

Questions About Cope

How do you pronounce cope in British English?

In British English, cope is pronounced /kəʊp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊp̚].

How do you pronounce cope in American English?

In American English, cope is pronounced /koʊp/.

Do British and American English pronounce cope the same way?

No. British English has /kəʊp/ and American English has /koʊp/.

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