How To Pronounce Lip
lip
UK
Phonemic
/lɪp/
Phonetic
[lɪp̚]
US
Phonemic
/lɪp/
In British English, lip is pronounced /lɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /lɪp/.
Lip 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
lɪp
Lip has one syllable in British English.
lip + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/lɪps/
US
/lɪps/
Words That Rhyme With Lip
Questions About Lip
How do you pronounce lip in British English?
In British English, lip is pronounced /lɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lɪp̚].
How do you pronounce lip in American English?
In American English, lip is pronounced /lɪp/.
Do British and American English pronounce lip the same way?
Yes. Both are /lɪp/.
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