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How to pronounce gropes

Say it like GROHPS. Gropes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡroʊps/GROHPS
UK British/ɡrəʊps/GROHPS
  • GROHPS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Gropes pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. GROHPSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of gropes

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: GROHPS.

What does gropes mean?

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

Questions about saying gropes

How do you pronounce gropes?

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

How many syllables are in gropes?

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

Is gropes pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ɡrəʊps/ (GROHPS).

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