How To Pronounce Deep
deep
UK
Phonemic
/diːp/
Phonetic
[diːp̚]
US
Phonemic
/diːp/
In British English, deep is pronounced /diːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [diːp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /diːp/.
Deep 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
diːp
Deep has one syllable in British English.
deep + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈdiː.pə/
US
/ˈdiː.pɚ/
deep + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈdiː.pɪst/
US
/ˈdiː.pɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Deep
Questions About Deep
How do you pronounce deep in British English?
In British English, deep is pronounced /diːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [diːp̚].
How do you pronounce deep in American English?
In American English, deep is pronounced /diːp/.
Do British and American English pronounce deep the same way?
Yes. Both are /diːp/.
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