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How to pronounce crops

Say it like KROPS. Crops is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/krɑps/KROPS
UK British/krɒps/KROPS
  • KROPS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Crops pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KROPSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of crops

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: KROPS.

What does crops mean?

noun
  1. plural of crop How to pronounce crop
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crop How to pronounce crop

Words that rhyme with crops

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Questions about saying crops

How do you pronounce crops?

Say KROPS. The American pronunciation is /krɑps/. In British English it is /krɒps/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in crops?

Crops is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KROPS.

Is crops pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /krɒps/ (KROPS).

Pronunciation from CMUdict and Britfone; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).