To pronounce "cypress", say CYPRESS — one syllable, IPA /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/
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"cypress" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with cypris and cyprus, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: cypris, cyprus — easy to mix up when writing.
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"Cypress" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "cypress" is /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/.
Cypress: An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
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