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