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