How to pronounce “couple”
Say “couple” in 2 beats
couple
/ˈkʌpəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kʌpəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- coupkʌstress
- lepəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkʌpəl/
- IPA (British)
- /kʌpəl/
- Respelling
- KU-puhl
- Syllables
- 2 — COUP-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: COUP-le. “coup” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkʌpəl/
/kʌpəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “couple” means
- noun
a pair who associate with one another
“the engaged couple”
- noun
a pair of people who live together
“a married couple from Chicago”
- noun
a small indefinite number
“he's coming for a couple of days”
Say it in a sentence
“The couple next door have been married for fifty years.”“couple”, answered
How do you pronounce “couple”?
“couple” is pronounced /ˈkʌpəl/ (KU-puhl) in American English and /kʌpəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “coup”. Build it as COUP-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “couple” have?
2: coup · le. The beat lands on the first, “coup”.
Is “couple” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkʌpəl/ (KU-puhl); British English says /kʌpəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “couple” mean?
As a noun: a pair who associate with one another For example: “the engaged couple” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “couple”?
Stress the first syllable: COUP-le. “coup” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “couple” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.