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