How to pronounce “shop”
Say “shop” in one beat
shop
/ʃɑp/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ʃɒp/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- shopʃɑp
- IPA (American)
- /ʃɑp/
- IPA (British)
- /ʃɒp/
- Respelling
- SHAHP
- Syllables
- 1 — shop
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ʃɑp/ 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
/ʃɑp/
/ʃɒp/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “shop” means
- noun
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
“he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod”
- noun
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
- noun
a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
“I built a birdhouse in shop”
Say it in a sentence
“She opened a small shop selling handmade candles.”“shop”, answered
How do you pronounce “shop”?
“shop” is pronounced /ʃɑp/ (SHAHP) in American English and /ʃɒp/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ʃɑp/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “shop” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ʃɑp/ — a single beat.
Is “shop” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ʃɑp/ (SHAHP); British English says /ʃɒp/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “shop” mean?
As a noun: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services For example: “he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “shop”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ʃɑp/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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