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