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