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