How to Pronounce "alphabet soup"
expression
AL-fuh-bet SOOP
AL-fuh-bet SOOP
Definition
Literally, a soup with pasta shaped like letters of the alphabet; figuratively, a situation with so many abbreviations or acronyms that it is confusing.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈæɫfəˌbɛt/ /ˈsup
British English
ˈælfəbˌɛt/ /sˈuːp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AL-fuh-bet SOOP
UK
AL-fuh-bet SOOP
Listen in Context
My favorite lunch is alphabet soup.
The report was full of alphabet soup and hard to understand.
Kids love to spell words with alphabet soup.
After reading the tech manual, my brain felt like it was drowning in alphabet soup.