How to pronounce shop
Say it like SHOP. Shop is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SHOP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Shop pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SHOPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of shop
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
British respelling: SHOP.
What does shop mean?
- a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services“he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod”
- small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
- a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)“I built a birdhouse in shop”
- do one's shopping“She goes shopping every Friday”
- do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- shop around; not necessarily buying“I don't need help, I'm just browsing”
Where does shop come from?
From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”).
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Words that rhyme with shop
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of shop.
Questions about saying shop
How do you pronounce shop?
Say SHOP. The American pronunciation is /ʃɑp/. In British English it is /ʃɒp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in shop?
Shop is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SHOP.
Is shop 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 /ʃɒp/ (SHOP).