how to pronounce soap

/ˈsoʊp/

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soap is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of soap in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… process that creates soap the largest …”

meanings of soap

noun:

Flattery or excessively complacent conversation.
A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid.
A substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar (bar soap) or in liquid form (liquid soap), derived from fats or made synthetically.
Money, specially when used as a bribe.
A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.
Sodium pentothal.
Acronym of subjective, objective, assessment, and plan.
A soap opera.

verb:

To flatter; to wheedle.
To cover, lather or in any other form treat with soap, often as a prank.
To apply soap to in washing.
To be discreet about (a topic).

name:

Acronym of Simple Object Access Protocol. (A standard Internet protocol for exchanging structured information in a distributed environment.).

soap frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word soap occurs in english on average 19.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.