How to pronounce stops
Say it like STOPS. Stops is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- STOPS
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Stops pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- STOPSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of stops
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
British respelling: STOPS.
What does stops mean?
- a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with stops
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of stops.
Questions about saying stops
How do you pronounce stops?
Say STOPS. The American pronunciation is /stɑps/. In British English it is /stɒps/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in stops?
Stops is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: STOPS.
Is stops 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 /stɒps/ (STOPS).