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# How to pronounce "keycap" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/kɪkæp/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **key·cap**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as opposed to any electromechanical unit underneath.
  - *Example*: "A two-station robotic assembly system for inserting keycaps into keyboard arrays has been designed and constructed."

### Example Sentences
- "A two-station robotic assembly system for inserting keycaps into keyboard arrays has been designed and constructed."
- "keycap monet coming in you can get it from all asian supermarkets and you can even get it from some western supermarkets if you can't find it don't"
- "The keycaps were hard plastic, and after 10 minutes of typing, kids' fingers started to hurt, which isn't a detail you notice when you're designing in a"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (8 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "keycap" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: UK*
> "fill it whatever you want to do and it's all down to the flavors and the reason this is a different fried rice is because we've got a sweet soy called keycap monet coming in you can get it from all asian supermarkets and you can even get it from some western supermarkets if you can't find it don't worry just basically boil down some light soy with some sugar into this nice sticky syrup and that's all it is sugar and soy sugar inside okay so this is the"
- **Watch at 3:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjxaS1xEwIk&t=234s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "The keycaps were hard plastic, and after 10 minutes of typing, kids' fingers started to hurt, which isn't a detail you notice when you're designing in a"
- **Watch at 3:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLmdTt0d8Fc&t=206s)

### Example 3
*Accent: UK*
> "want more spice on top some keycap monet and then"
- **Watch at 8:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjxaS1xEwIk&t=486s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "We then 3D print custom Braille keycaps for about five bucks a set, the total"
- **Watch at 3:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLmdTt0d8Fc&t=180s)

### Example 5
> "the number pad and i don't really miss it i don't use it that much but i found that these brown switches have been my favorites that i've tried in the mechanical keyboard so far and i have a couple custom keycaps like the red ascend key up here and i don't know just feels like at home it's a very unique looking piece it's not as low profile as the mac keyboard and it sounds really good but yeah that's the keyboard that i've"
- **Watch at 7:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgmHkfvGYnY&t=455s)

### Example 6
*Accent: AUS*
> "20 key macro pad these are some artisan keycaps that i've put on the macro pad they are awesome they can kind of add a"
- **Watch at 3:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ509R6REjo&t=234s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "They're the hinges, they're the keycaps textures that nobody tested with kids who'd use it. Their $7,000 price tag that nobody even bothered to question."
- **Watch at 7:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLmdTt0d8Fc&t=457s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "So, I went deep into keyboard forums. I was pricing switches, keycaps, cables, and then completely unrelated, an ad slipped into my feed. A commercial"
- **Watch at 1:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLmdTt0d8Fc&t=100s)


## How to Pronounce "keycap"

- **Syllables**: key · cap
- **IPA**: `/kɪkæp/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Related Concepts
[keytop](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/keytop)

## Related Pronunciations

[kecap](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kecap), [kebap](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kebap), [kecak](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kecak), [kechap](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kechap)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “keycap”?
“keycap” is pronounced /kɪkæp/ (key · cap). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “keycap”?
“keycap” has 2 syllables: key · cap.

### What does “keycap” mean?
The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as opposed to any electromechanical unit underneath.

### How can I hear “keycap” used in real sentences?
This page has 8 real-world video examples of “keycap” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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