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