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How to pronounce troupes

Say it like TROOPS. Troupes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/trups/TROOPS
UK British/truːps/TROOPS
  • TROOPS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Troupes pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. TROOPSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of troupes

American and British speakers say troupes in essentially the same way: /trups/ in the US and /truːps/ in the UK.

British respelling: TROOPS.

What does troupes mean?

noun
  1. plural of troupe How to pronounce troupe

Words that rhyme with troupes

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Words that sound like troupes

Questions about saying troupes

How do you pronounce troupes?

Say TROOPS. The American pronunciation is /trups/. In British English it is /truːps/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in troupes?

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

Do Americans and Brits say troupes the same way?

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

What words sound the same as troupes?

Troupes sounds the same as troops in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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