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