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How to pronounce photoshopping

Say it like FOH-toh-shop-ing. Photoshopping has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FOH).

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US American/ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑpɪŋ/FOH-toh-shop-ing
UK British/ˈfəʊˌtəʊˌʃɒpɪŋ/FOH-toh-shop-ing
  • FOH
  • toh
  • shop
  • ing
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Photoshopping pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FOHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  2. tohGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  3. shopGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  4. ingKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of photoshopping

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: FOH-toh-shop-ing.

What does photoshopping mean?

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of photoshop How to pronounce photoshop

Questions about saying photoshopping

How do you pronounce photoshopping?

Say FOH-toh-shop-ing. The American pronunciation is /ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑpɪŋ/. In British English it is /ˈfəʊˌtəʊˌʃɒpɪŋ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in photoshopping?

Photoshopping has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FOH). Broken into parts: FOH · toh · shop · ing.

Is photoshopping 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 /ˈfəʊˌtəʊˌʃɒpɪŋ/ (FOH-toh-shop-ing).

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