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