How to pronounce hopes in American English

IPA /hoʊps/ Syllables 1 · hohps Stress 1st syllable

HOHPS

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Americans pronounce hopes as HOHPS (/hoʊps/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Harry hopes to have a happy holiday home".

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Every sound in "hopes".

1 syllable, 4 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

h/h/

Push a stream of air from your throat through your open mouth. No tongue or lip contact.

oh/oʊ/

Start with your mouth slightly open, then close your jaw slightly as your lips round. Shift your tongue back slightly, then stretch the back up.

p/p/

Press your lips together to stop the air, then release. No vocal cord vibration.

s/s/

Place your tongue tip near the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth. Push air through the narrow gap. No voicing.

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"Harry hopes to have a happy holiday home."

HA·ree HOHPS tuh HAV uh HA·pee HAH·luh·day HOHM

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Is the American pronunciation of "hopes" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "HOHPS" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.