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How to pronounce dips

Say it like DIPS. Dips is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/dɪps/DIPS
UK British/dɪps/DIPS
  • DIPS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Dips pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. DIPSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of dips

American and British speakers say dips in essentially the same way: /dɪps/ in the US and /dɪps/ in the UK.

British respelling: DIPS.

What does dips mean?

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

Words that rhyme with dips

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of dips.

Questions about saying dips

How do you pronounce dips?

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

How many syllables are in dips?

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

Do Americans and Brits say dips the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /dɪps/ and the British form is /dɪps/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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