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