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How to pronounce scooped

Say it like SKOOPT. Scooped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/skupt/SKOOPT
UK British/skuːpt/SKOOPT
  • SKOOPT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Scooped pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SKOOPTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of scooped

American and British speakers say scooped in essentially the same way: /skupt/ in the US and /skuːpt/ in the UK.

British respelling: SKOOPT.

What does scooped mean?

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

Words that rhyme with scooped

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

Questions about saying scooped

How do you pronounce scooped?

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

How many syllables are in scooped?

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

Do Americans and Brits say scooped the same way?

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

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