How To Pronounce Sheep
sheep
UK
Phonemic
/ʃiːp/
Phonetic
[ʃiːp̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃiːp/
In British English, sheep is pronounced /ʃiːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃiːp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃiːp/.
Sheep 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
ʃiːp
Sheep has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Sheep
Questions About Sheep
How do you pronounce sheep in British English?
In British English, sheep is pronounced /ʃiːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃiːp̚].
How do you pronounce sheep in American English?
In American English, sheep is pronounced /ʃiːp/.
Do British and American English pronounce sheep the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃiːp/.
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