How To Pronounce Stop

stop

Phonemic

/stɒp/

Phonetic

[stʷɒp̚]

Phonemic

/stɑːp/

In British English, stop is pronounced /stɒp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stʷɒp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /stɑːp/.

Stop has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

stɒp

Stop has one syllable in British English.

stop + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/stɒps/

/stɑːps/

stop + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/stɒpt/

/stɑːpt/

stop + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈstɒp.ɪŋ/

/ˈstɑː.pɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Stop

Questions About Stop

How do you pronounce stop in British English?

In British English, stop is pronounced /stɒp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stʷɒp̚].

How do you pronounce stop in American English?

In American English, stop is pronounced /stɑːp/.

Do British and American English pronounce stop the same way?

No. British English has /stɒp/ and American English has /stɑːp/.

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