How to pronounce shipped
Say it like SHIPT. Shipped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SHIPT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Shipped pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SHIPTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of shipped
American and British speakers say shipped in essentially the same way: /ʃɪpt/ in the US and /ʃɪpt/ in the UK.
British respelling: SHIPT.
What does shipped mean?
- Aboard a ship or other conveyance, as part of the cargo.“The company will not be responsible for the loss of shipped goods in transit.”
- on board a ship, as a passenger
- Furnished with a ship or ships.
- simple past and past participle of ship How to pronounce ship
Words that rhyme with shipped
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of shipped.
Questions about saying shipped
How do you pronounce shipped?
Say SHIPT. The American pronunciation is /ʃɪpt/. In British English it is /ʃɪpt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in shipped?
Shipped is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SHIPT.
Do Americans and Brits say shipped the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ʃɪpt/ and the British form is /ʃɪpt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.