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