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