How to pronounce rap in American English
“rap” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to rap the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “rap” in: all accents · British English (62 clips)
“rap” in real sentences — American speakers
215 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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or short stories, even rap, yes, rap.
The Obama White House
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was playing loud rap music.
Census Bureau
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have such a long rap sheet?
State Department
Words that sound like “rap”
Words one sound away from rap — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “rap”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of rap. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.