How To Pronounce Coup
coup
UK
Phonemic
/kuː/
Phonetic
[kʰʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/kuː/
In British English, coup is pronounced /kuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /kuː/.
Coup has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
kuː
Coup has one syllable in British English.
coup + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kuːz/
US
/kuːz/
Words That Rhyme With Coup
Questions About Coup
How do you pronounce coup in British English?
In British English, coup is pronounced /kuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷuː].
How do you pronounce coup in American English?
In American English, coup is pronounced /kuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce coup the same way?
Yes. Both are /kuː/.
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