How To Pronounce Cup
cup
UK
Phonemic
/kʌp/
Phonetic
[kʰʌp̚]
US
Phonemic
/kʌp/
In British English, cup is pronounced /kʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kʌp/.
Cup 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
kʌp
Cup has one syllable in British English.
cup + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kʌps/
US
/kʌps/
cup + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kʌpt/
US
/kʌpt/
cup + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkʌp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkʌp.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Cup
Questions About Cup
How do you pronounce cup in British English?
In British English, cup is pronounced /kʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʌp̚].
How do you pronounce cup in American English?
In American English, cup is pronounced /kʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce cup the same way?
Yes. Both are /kʌp/.
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