How To Pronounce Hope

hope

Phonemic

/həʊp/

Phonetic

[həʊp̚]

Phonemic

/hoʊp/

In British English, hope is pronounced /həʊp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [həʊp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /hoʊp/.

Hope has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

həʊp

Hope has one syllable in British English.

hope + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/həʊps/

/hoʊps/

hope + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/həʊpt/

/hoʊpt/

hope + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈhəʊ.pɪŋ/

/ˈhoʊ.pɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Hope

Questions About Hope

How do you pronounce hope in British English?

In British English, hope is pronounced /həʊp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [həʊp̚].

How do you pronounce hope in American English?

In American English, hope is pronounced /hoʊp/.

Do British and American English pronounce hope the same way?

No. British English has /həʊp/ and American English has /hoʊp/.

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