How To Pronounce WhatsApp
UK
Phonemic
/ˈwɒts.æp/
Phonetic
[ˈwɒts.æp̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈwɑːts.æp/
In British English, WhatsApp is pronounced /ˈwɒts.æp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɒts.æp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwɑːts.æp/.
WhatsApp has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
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