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