How to pronounce soap
soap
/səʊp/
1 syllable
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Soap, sound by sound
| /s/as in see | Tongue tip near the ridge behind the teeth, a narrow stream of air. |
| /əʊ/as in go | Glide from “o” to “oo”. Not a single flat “o”. |
| /p/as in pen | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
In a sentence
I washed my hands with soap and water.
More words with the /əʊ/ sound
- beau/bəʊ/
- jose/həʊˈzeɪ/
- focaccia/fəʊˈkɑːtʃiːə/
- joan/dʒəʊn/
- pedagogy/ˈpedəgəʊdʒi/
- hello/həˈləʊ/
- jalapeno/hæləˈpiːnjəʊ/
- yosemite/jəʊˈsemɪti/
- volkswagen/ˈvəʊlkswægən/
- chipotle/tʃɪˈpəʊtliː/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce soap?
Soap is pronounced /səʊp/ in American English.
How many syllables are in soap?
Soap has 1 syllable.