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How to pronounce flops

Say it like FLOPS. Flops is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/flɑps/FLOPS
UK British/flɒps/FLOPS
  • FLOPS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Flops pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of flops

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

British respelling: FLOPS.

What does flops mean?

noun
  1. flop per second; floating-point operation per second
noun
  1. plural of flop How to pronounce flop
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flop How to pronounce flop

Words that rhyme with flops

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Questions about saying flops

How do you pronounce flops?

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

How many syllables are in flops?

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

Is flops 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 /flɒps/ (FLOPS).

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