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How to pronounce tepe

Say it like TEEP. Tepe is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tip/TEEP
UK British/tiːp/TEEP
  • TEEP
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Tepe pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. TEEPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of tepe

American and British speakers say tepe in essentially the same way: /tip/ in the US and /tiːp/ in the UK.

British respelling: TEEP.

What does tepe mean?

noun
  1. hill, tell

Where does tepe come from?

Borrowed from Turkish tepe.

Words that rhyme with tepe

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Questions about saying tepe

How do you pronounce tepe?

Say TEEP. The American pronunciation is /tip/. In British English it is /tiːp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in tepe?

Tepe is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: TEEP.

Do Americans and Brits say tepe the same way?

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

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