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How to pronounce scrapbooks

Say it like SKRAP-buuks. Scrapbooks has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SKRAP).

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US American/ˈskræpˌbʊks/SKRAP-buuks
UK British/ˈskræpˌbʊks/SKRAP-buuks
  • SKRAP
  • buuks
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Scrapbooks pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SKRAPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. buuksGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in book.

American vs British pronunciation of scrapbooks

American and British speakers say scrapbooks in essentially the same way: /ˈskræpˌbʊks/ in the US and /ˈskræpˌbʊks/ in the UK.

British respelling: SKRAP-buuks.

What does scrapbooks mean?

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

Questions about saying scrapbooks

How do you pronounce scrapbooks?

Say SKRAP-buuks. The American pronunciation is /ˈskræpˌbʊks/. In British English it is /ˈskræpˌbʊks/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in scrapbooks?

Scrapbooks has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SKRAP). Broken into parts: SKRAP · buuks.

Do Americans and Brits say scrapbooks the same way?

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

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