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