IPA Transcription of "octopus" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “octopus” is /ˈɑktəpəs/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈoktʉːhpʊs/
English (Australia)/-pəs/
English (Australia)/-pʊs/
English (Australia)/ˈɔktəpəs/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈɒktəpəs/

Similar Pronunciations

/ɑkjələs/1

/ɑksələs/1

/ɑktəpʊs/1

/ɑktəvus/1

/ɑktʊpəl/1

/ɑkəməs/1

Derivations

Items

  • Octopuslargest genus of octopuses
  • Octopus2003 megayacht
  • Octopusalbum by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant
  • OctopusWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Octopustype of amusement ride in the shape of an octopus
  • Octopus2000 film directed by John Eyres
  • Octopussong by Syd Barrett
  • Octopusalbum recorded by British synthpop band The Human League
  • Octopussupervillain from the comic book The Spirit
  • OctopusBelgian band

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