How To Pronounce Keep
keep
UK
Phonemic
/kiːp/
Phonetic
[kʰiːp̚]
US
Phonemic
/kiːp/
In British English, keep is pronounced /kiːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰiːp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kiːp/.
Keep 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
kiːp
Keep has one syllable in British English.
keep + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kiːps/
US
/kiːps/
keep + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkiː.pɪŋ/
US
/ˈkiː.pɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Keep
Questions About Keep
How do you pronounce keep in British English?
In British English, keep is pronounced /kiːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰiːp̚].
How do you pronounce keep in American English?
In American English, keep is pronounced /kiːp/.
Do British and American English pronounce keep the same way?
Yes. Both are /kiːp/.
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