How to pronounce “drop”
Say “drop” in one beat
drop
/dɹɑp/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɹɒp/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dropdɹɑp
- IPA (American)
- /dɹɑp/
- IPA (British)
- /dɹɒp/
- Also accepted
- /dɹɔp/
- Respelling
- DRAHP
- Syllables
- 1 — drop
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dɹɑp/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/dɹɑp/
/dɹɒp/
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What “drop” means
- noun
a shape that is spherical and small
“he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops”
- noun
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling
“he had a drop too much to drink”
- noun
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
“a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index”
Say it in a sentence
“He watched a single drop of rain slide down the window.”“drop”, answered
How do you pronounce “drop”?
“drop” is pronounced /dɹɑp/ (DRAHP) in American English and /dɹɒp/ in British English, and /dɹɔp/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /dɹɑp/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “drop” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /dɹɑp/ — a single beat.
Is “drop” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɹɑp/ (DRAHP); British English says /dɹɒp/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “drop” mean?
As a noun: a shape that is spherical and small For example: “he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “drop”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dɹɑp/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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