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