How to pronounce soup
Say it like SOOP. Soup is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce soup. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- SOOP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Soup pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SOOPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of soup
American and British speakers say soup in essentially the same way: /sup/ in the US and /suːp/ in the UK.
British respelling: SOOP.
What does soup mean?
- liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
- any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup
- an unfortunate situation“we're in the soup now”
- dope (a racehorse)
Where does soup come from?
The verb is from the noun.
Words that rhyme with soup
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of soup.
Questions about saying soup
How do you pronounce soup?
Say SOOP. The American pronunciation is /sup/. In British English it is /suːp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in soup?
Soup is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SOOP.
Do Americans and Brits say soup the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /sup/ and the British form is /suːp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.