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