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How to pronounce flips

Say it like FLIPS. Flips is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/flɪps/FLIPS
UK British/flɪps/FLIPS
  • FLIPS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Flips pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of flips

American and British speakers say flips in essentially the same way: /flɪps/ in the US and /flɪps/ in the UK.

British respelling: FLIPS.

What does flips mean?

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

Words that rhyme with flips

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

Questions about saying flips

How do you pronounce flips?

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

How many syllables are in flips?

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

Do Americans and Brits say flips the same way?

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

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