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How to pronounce napped

Say it like NAPT. Napped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/næpt/NAPT
UK British/næpt/NAPT
  • NAPT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Napped pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. NAPTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of napped

American and British speakers say napped in essentially the same way: /næpt/ in the US and /næpt/ in the UK.

British respelling: NAPT.

What does napped mean?

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

Similar and opposite words

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Words that rhyme with napped

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

Questions about saying napped

How do you pronounce napped?

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

How many syllables are in napped?

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

Do Americans and Brits say napped the same way?

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

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