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How to pronounce flopped

Say it like FLOPT. Flopped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/flɑpt/FLOPT
UK British/flɒpt/FLOPT
  • FLOPT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Flopped pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of flopped

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

British respelling: FLOPT.

What does flopped mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of flop How to pronounce flop

Words that rhyme with flopped

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Questions about saying flopped

How do you pronounce flopped?

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

How many syllables are in flopped?

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

Is flopped 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 /flɒpt/ (FLOPT).

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