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