How to pronounce ripe in British English
“ripe” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to ripe the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “ripe” in: all accents · American English (290 clips)
“ripe” in real sentences — British speakers
73 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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was absolutely ripe for reform.
The Scottish Parliament
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are ripe for redevelopment into housing.
The Scottish Parliament
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She died in 1980, having reached the ripe old age of 82.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “ripe”
Words one sound away from ripe — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of ripe. 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.