How To Pronounce Shampoo

shampoo

Phonemic

/ʃæmˈpuː/

Phonetic

[ʃæ̃mˈpʰʷuː]

Phonemic

/ʃæmˈpuː/

In British English, shampoo is pronounced /ʃæmˈpuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃæ̃mˈpʰʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃæmˈpuː/.

Shampoo has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

ʃæmpuː

Shampoo has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

shampoo + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ʃæmˈpuːz/

shampoo + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ʃæmˈpuːd/

shampoo + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ʃæmˈpuː.ɪŋ/

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Questions About Shampoo

How do you pronounce shampoo in British English?

In British English, shampoo is pronounced /ʃæmˈpuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃæ̃mˈpʰʷuː].

How do you pronounce shampoo in American English?

In American English, shampoo is pronounced /ʃæmˈpuː/.

How many syllables are in shampoo?

Shampoo has two syllables, /ʃæm/ + /puː/.

Where is the stress in shampoo?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /puː/.

Do British and American English pronounce shampoo the same way?

Yes. Both are /ʃæmˈpuː/.

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