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