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