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