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App Pronunciation

App is pronounced AP, IPA /ˈæp/.

AP

US /ˈæp/

Syllables: AP (1 syllable)

noun: A program written to run on a phone, tablet, or computer.

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App in a Sentence

  • The bank app lets you freeze your card.
  • Download the app before you get to the airport.
  • There is an app for tracking rainfall.

Common Mispronunciations of App

Not AYP

The vowel is the flat a of cat, held short. A long ay gives you ape.

Not AP-uh

The double p is one sound and nothing follows it. The word is a clipping of application and stops dead after the p.

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