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